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ColdCoolAverageWarmHotVery dryDryNormalWetVery wet1947197919952005201520251947 · Hot Exceptional warmth and low rainfall built one of the era's great vintages. Not yet verified1952 · Average (thin record) A normal year produced strong, winy Barolo with firm tannins. Not yet verified1961 · Hot A warm, dry summer delivered one of the century's great vintages. Not yet verified1970 · Warm A warm, dry summer produced a generous crop of majestic Barolo. Not yet verified1971 · Hot Hail cut yields but a hot summer and dry October built huge depth. Not yet verified1974 · Warm Firm tannins and low acidity gave rich, generous, age-worthy wines. Not yet verified1978 · Warm A mild winter and balanced warm summer built an all-time classic. Not yet verified1979 · Warm A promising warm summer was undone by a wet, dilution-heavy October. Not yet verified1980 · Warm Mild winter and balanced warmth built an excellent, historic vintage. Not yet verified1982 · Hot Warm, consistent conditions built big, rich, fruity Barolo. Not yet verified1985 · Warm A warm, healthy summer after a poor 1984 built a landmark year. Not yet verified1986 · Cool A devastating spring hailstorm halved yields but spared elegant wine. Not yet verified1988 · Average A rain-plagued spring turned hot, but October rain hurt Barolo. Not yet verified1989 · Warm A dry year free of the rains that hit Italy built a tiny, great crop. Not yet verified1990 · Hot A hot, dry season and early harvest built power and concentration. Not yet verified1995 · Cool A cool, wet summer and August hail were rescued by a warm October. Not yet verified1996 · Warm A rescued wet spring gave way to a long, sunny, balanced autumn. Not yet verified1997 · Hot One of Piedmont's warmest, driest years produced opulent wines. Not yet verified1998 · Hot One of the hottest summers on record built a refined, balanced wine. Not yet verified1999 · Average Balanced conditions and no hail damage gave Barolo a quietly great year. Not yet verified2000 · Warm Record August heat and end-of-August hail, then an early harvest of high-sugar grapes. Verified2001 · Warm April cold and hail, a hot rainless August, then a cooler September and a big crop. Verified2002 · Cool Rain, cool weather, mould and September hail cut the crop; late sun rescued some Nebbiolo. Verified2003 · Hot Historic heat and 265 mm of rain by August, then a cooler, calm September harvest. Verified2004 · Average Wet spring, mild summer and a sunny, dry September gave a long, late, healthy harvest. Verified2005 · Average Hot June and late July, a cool August, early October rain and a smaller crop. Verified2006 · Warm A snowy winter, a torrid, dry early summer and mid-September storms made powerful Barolo. Verified2007 · Warm Mild winter, dry July and an early harvest; hail trimmed a crop of very ripe grapes. Verified2008 · Cool A wet, mildew-hit start, then 50-plus sunny days from late August saved the Nebbiolo. Verified2009 · Warm Winter snow reserves saw vines through a hot, almost rainless summer; harvest came early. Verified2010 · Cool Cool, rainy spring and summer, then a dry autumn: a long, slow Nebbiolo season. Verified2011 · Warm A hot April and scorching August; September rain helped Nebbiolo recover. Verified2012 · Warm Deep winter cold, rain at flowering, July hail and August heat cut a short crop. Verified2013 · Cool A slow, wet spring and mildew, then a calm autumn and a late Nebbiolo harvest. Verified2014 · Average Intense July storms and patchy hail, then a drier late season ripened the Nebbiolo. Verified2015 · Warm Snowy winter reserves carried the vines through a hot, dry July to a balanced harvest. Verified2016 · Average A long, late season, mostly dry and warm, with 26 July hail and Nebbiolo into October. Verified2017 · Hot April frost, a hot summer and months without rain led to an early Nebbiolo pick. Verified2018 · Warm A wet spring and warm summer gave open, approachable Barolo; Nebbiolo yields were limited. Verified2019 · Average A slow, wet start and two heat peaks gave a late, classic Nebbiolo harvest. Verified2020 · Warm A very warm year without heat spikes; wet spring and October rain shaped Barolo. Verified2022 · Hot Drought and relentless heat brought an early harvest and round, inviting Barolo. Verified2023 · Hot (thin record) Record heat and drought in Piedmont, a rainy Langhe spring, and a very good rating. Verified2024 · Average Rain ruled the year and Nebbiolo came back to a classic October pick. Verified2025 · Warm A wet spring and dry September gave Nebbiolo unusual balance at lower alcohol. Verified1947 · Dry Exceptional warmth and low rainfall built one of the era's great vintages. Not yet verified1961 · Dry A warm, dry summer delivered one of the century's great vintages. Not yet verified1970 · Dry A warm, dry summer produced a generous crop of majestic Barolo. Not yet verified1971 · Dry Hail cut yields but a hot summer and dry October built huge depth. Not yet verified1979 · Wet A promising warm summer was undone by a wet, dilution-heavy October. Not yet verified1986 · Wet A devastating spring hailstorm halved yields but spared elegant wine. Not yet verified1988 · Wet A rain-plagued spring turned hot, but October rain hurt Barolo. Not yet verified1989 · Dry A dry year free of the rains that hit Italy built a tiny, great crop. Not yet verified1990 · Very dry A hot, dry season and early harvest built power and concentration. Not yet verified1991 · Very wet Persistent September rain kept Nebbiolo from reaching full ripeness. Not yet verified1993 · Very wet Persistent rain and disease pressure made for a passable, uneven year. Not yet verified1995 · Wet A cool, wet summer and August hail were rescued by a warm October. Not yet verified1996 · Normal A rescued wet spring gave way to a long, sunny, balanced autumn. Not yet verified1997 · Very dry One of Piedmont's warmest, driest years produced opulent wines. Not yet verified1998 · Dry One of the hottest summers on record built a refined, balanced wine. Not yet verified2001 · Dry April cold and hail, a hot rainless August, then a cooler September and a big crop. Verified2002 · Very wet Rain, cool weather, mould and September hail cut the crop; late sun rescued some Nebbiolo. Verified2003 · Very dry Historic heat and 265 mm of rain by August, then a cooler, calm September harvest. Verified2004 · Normal Wet spring, mild summer and a sunny, dry September gave a long, late, healthy harvest. Verified2006 · Dry A snowy winter, a torrid, dry early summer and mid-September storms made powerful Barolo. Verified2007 · Dry Mild winter, dry July and an early harvest; hail trimmed a crop of very ripe grapes. Verified2008 · Wet A wet, mildew-hit start, then 50-plus sunny days from late August saved the Nebbiolo. Verified2009 · Dry Winter snow reserves saw vines through a hot, almost rainless summer; harvest came early. Verified2010 · Wet Cool, rainy spring and summer, then a dry autumn: a long, slow Nebbiolo season. Verified2013 · Wet A slow, wet spring and mildew, then a calm autumn and a late Nebbiolo harvest. Verified2014 · Wet Intense July storms and patchy hail, then a drier late season ripened the Nebbiolo. Verified2015 · Dry Snowy winter reserves carried the vines through a hot, dry July to a balanced harvest. Verified2016 · Dry A long, late season, mostly dry and warm, with 26 July hail and Nebbiolo into October. Verified2017 · Very dry April frost, a hot summer and months without rain led to an early Nebbiolo pick. Verified2018 · Wet A wet spring and warm summer gave open, approachable Barolo; Nebbiolo yields were limited. Verified2019 · Normal A slow, wet start and two heat peaks gave a late, classic Nebbiolo harvest. Verified2020 · Wet A very warm year without heat spikes; wet spring and October rain shaped Barolo. Verified2021 · Very dry Snow-fed reserves carried a dry year past April frost to small, healthy Nebbiolo. Verified2022 · Very dry Drought and relentless heat brought an early harvest and round, inviting Barolo. Verified2024 · Wet Rain ruled the year and Nebbiolo came back to a classic October pick. Verified2025 · Wet A wet spring and dry September gave Nebbiolo unusual balance at lower alcohol. Verified

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

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Each bar runs from the first year the vintage report says to open a bottle to the last year it says the wine holds, on one shared axis.

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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.

Verified reports were rebuilt from the regional body's own vintage reports and independent trade coverage, with every claim traced to a fetched source.