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ColdCoolAverageWarmHot Very dryDryNormalWetVery wet 194719791995200520152025 1947 · Hot Exceptional warmth and low rainfall built one of the era's great vintages. 1952 · Average (thin record) A normal year produced strong, winy Barolo with firm tannins. 1961 · Hot A warm, dry summer delivered one of the century's great vintages. 1970 · Warm A warm, dry summer produced a generous crop of majestic Barolo. 1971 · Hot Hail cut yields but a hot summer and dry October built huge depth. 1974 · Warm Firm tannins and low acidity gave rich, generous, age-worthy wines. 1978 · Warm A mild winter and balanced warm summer built an all-time classic. 1979 · Warm A promising warm summer was undone by a wet, dilution-heavy October. 1980 · Warm Mild winter and balanced warmth built an excellent, historic vintage. 1982 · Hot Warm, consistent conditions built big, rich, fruity Barolo. 1985 · Warm A warm, healthy summer after a poor 1984 built a landmark year. 1986 · Cool A devastating spring hailstorm halved yields but spared elegant wine. 1988 · Average A rain-plagued spring turned hot, but October rain hurt Barolo. 1989 · Warm A dry year free of the rains that hit Italy built a tiny, great crop. 1990 · Hot A hot, dry season and early harvest built power and concentration. 1995 · Cool A cool, wet summer and August hail were rescued by a warm October. 1996 · Warm A rescued wet spring gave way to a long, sunny, balanced autumn. 1997 · Hot One of Piedmont's warmest, driest years produced opulent wines. 1998 · Hot One of the hottest summers on record built a refined, balanced wine. 1999 · Average Balanced conditions and no hail damage gave Barolo a quietly great year. 2000 · Warm Low yields and August heat built a riper, softer, early-picked wine. 2001 · Hot A prolonged summer heatwave built one of the era's great vintages. 2002 · Cold A catastrophic hailstorm and cold, wet season made this a washout. 2003 · Hot Europe's hottest summer since 1540 built soft, low-acid Barolo. 2004 · Average A return to balance after 2003's heat built an elegant, classic year. 2005 · Cool A cooler-than-expected summer produced elegant, charming Barolo. 2006 · Warm Extreme July heat and a cool August built powerful, structured wine. 2007 · Hot One of Piedmont's warmest years produced an early, opulent harvest. 2008 · Cool A cold, wet start gave way to a late, cool, terroir-driven harvest. 2009 · Hot A hot, sun-intense summer produced an uneven, producer-driven wine. 2010 · Cool A cool, extended season built vibrant acidity and crystalline purity. 2011 · Warm A hot April and scorching August built a forward, fruity wine. 2012 · Cool A cold, wet spring cut yields but built fresh, elegant wine. 2013 · Cool A wet, disease-pressured spring gave way to a stunning, cool autumn. 2014 · Cool A brutal wet summer was rescued by a dry, sunny autumn turnaround. 2015 · Hot Piedmont's hottest July since 1880 built exuberant, generous Barolo. 2016 · Warm A balanced season without extremes produced an all-time great wine. 2017 · Hot A severe frost and record drought and heat built a tricky, divisive year. 2018 · Average One of the wettest springs on record built a perfumed, elegant wine. 2019 · Average A cool, wet start led to a late, classically structured vintage. 2020 · Warm A warm, well-timed season built the most approachable Barolo in years. 2021 · Warm Deep water reserves and a dry, balanced season built a benchmark year. 2022 · Hot A second straight drought year still produced fresh, balanced wine. 2023 · Hot A wet spring and brutal heatwave were salvaged by a cool October. 2024 · Average Rain ruled the year and Nebbiolo came back to a classic October pick. 2025 · Warm A wet spring and dry September gave Nebbiolo unusual balance at lower alcohol. 1947 · Dry Exceptional warmth and low rainfall built one of the era's great vintages. 1961 · Dry A warm, dry summer delivered one of the century's great vintages. 1970 · Dry A warm, dry summer produced a generous crop of majestic Barolo. 1971 · Dry Hail cut yields but a hot summer and dry October built huge depth. 1979 · Wet A promising warm summer was undone by a wet, dilution-heavy October. 1986 · Wet A devastating spring hailstorm halved yields but spared elegant wine. 1988 · Wet A rain-plagued spring turned hot, but October rain hurt Barolo. 1989 · Dry A dry year free of the rains that hit Italy built a tiny, great crop. 1990 · Very dry A hot, dry season and early harvest built power and concentration. 1991 · Very wet Persistent September rain kept Nebbiolo from reaching full ripeness. 1993 · Very wet Persistent rain and disease pressure made for a passable, uneven year. 1995 · Wet A cool, wet summer and August hail were rescued by a warm October. 1996 · Normal A rescued wet spring gave way to a long, sunny, balanced autumn. 1997 · Very dry One of Piedmont's warmest, driest years produced opulent wines. 1998 · Dry One of the hottest summers on record built a refined, balanced wine. 2000 · Wet Low yields and August heat built a riper, softer, early-picked wine. 2001 · Dry A prolonged summer heatwave built one of the era's great vintages. 2002 · Very wet A catastrophic hailstorm and cold, wet season made this a washout. 2003 · Dry Europe's hottest summer since 1540 built soft, low-acid Barolo. 2004 · Normal A return to balance after 2003's heat built an elegant, classic year. 2005 · Dry A cooler-than-expected summer produced elegant, charming Barolo. 2006 · Normal Extreme July heat and a cool August built powerful, structured wine. 2007 · Very dry One of Piedmont's warmest years produced an early, opulent harvest. 2008 · Wet A cold, wet start gave way to a late, cool, terroir-driven harvest. 2009 · Normal A hot, sun-intense summer produced an uneven, producer-driven wine. 2010 · Wet A cool, extended season built vibrant acidity and crystalline purity. 2012 · Wet A cold, wet spring cut yields but built fresh, elegant wine. 2013 · Very wet A wet, disease-pressured spring gave way to a stunning, cool autumn. 2014 · Very wet A brutal wet summer was rescued by a dry, sunny autumn turnaround. 2015 · Dry Piedmont's hottest July since 1880 built exuberant, generous Barolo. 2016 · Normal A balanced season without extremes produced an all-time great wine. 2017 · Very dry A severe frost and record drought and heat built a tricky, divisive year. 2018 · Very wet One of the wettest springs on record built a perfumed, elegant wine. 2019 · Wet A cool, wet start led to a late, classically structured vintage. 2020 · Normal A warm, well-timed season built the most approachable Barolo in years. 2021 · Very dry Deep water reserves and a dry, balanced season built a benchmark year. 2022 · Very dry A second straight drought year still produced fresh, balanced wine. 2024 · Wet Rain ruled the year and Nebbiolo came back to a classic October pick. 2025 · Wet A wet spring and dry September gave Nebbiolo unusual balance at lower alcohol.

Dashed: each vintage. Solid: five-year running average of season temperature.

Temperature here is relative to Barolo's own normal, not an absolute scale across regions. Every value comes from that year's own vintage report; a missing value means the report did not describe that part of the season, not that nothing happened.