Vintage Weather

Barolo

Temperature
Cold → Hot
Year Temperature Events Read
2025 Warm Heat spike A wet spring and dry September gave Nebbiolo unusual balance at lower alcohol.
2024 Average Harvest rain Rain ruled the year and Nebbiolo came back to a classic October pick.
2023 Hot Mildew / rot, Heat spike A wet spring and brutal heatwave were salvaged by a cool October.
2022 Hot Drought A second straight drought year still produced fresh, balanced wine.
2021 Warm Frost Deep water reserves and a dry, balanced season built a benchmark year.
2020 Warm Hail, Harvest rain A warm, well-timed season built the most approachable Barolo in years.
2019 Average Hail A cool, wet start led to a late, classically structured vintage.
2018 Average Mildew / rot One of the wettest springs on record built a perfumed, elegant wine.
2017 Hot Frost, Drought, Heat spike A severe frost and record drought and heat built a tricky, divisive year.
2016 Warm Hail A balanced season without extremes produced an all-time great wine.
2015 Hot Heat spike Piedmont's hottest July since 1880 built exuberant, generous Barolo.
2014 Cool Hail, Botrytis A brutal wet summer was rescued by a dry, sunny autumn turnaround.
2013 Cool Mildew / rot A wet, disease-pressured spring gave way to a stunning, cool autumn.
2012 Cool Hail A cold, wet spring cut yields but built fresh, elegant wine.
2011 Warm A hot April and scorching August built a forward, fruity wine.
2010 Cool Mildew / rot A cool, extended season built vibrant acidity and crystalline purity.
2009 Hot Heat spike A hot, sun-intense summer produced an uneven, producer-driven wine.
2008 Cool A cold, wet start gave way to a late, cool, terroir-driven harvest.
2007 Hot Hail One of Piedmont's warmest years produced an early, opulent harvest.
2006 Warm Heat spike Extreme July heat and a cool August built powerful, structured wine.
2005 Cool A cooler-than-expected summer produced elegant, charming Barolo.
2004 Average Hail A return to balance after 2003's heat built an elegant, classic year.
2003 Hot Drought, Heat spike Europe's hottest summer since 1540 built soft, low-acid Barolo.
2002 Cold Hail, Low yield A catastrophic hailstorm and cold, wet season made this a washout.
2001 Hot Heat spike A prolonged summer heatwave built one of the era's great vintages.
2000 Warm Hail Low yields and August heat built a riper, softer, early-picked wine.
1999 Average Hail Balanced conditions and no hail damage gave Barolo a quietly great year.
1998 Hot Mildew / rot, Heat spike One of the hottest summers on record built a refined, balanced wine.
1997 Hot Hail One of Piedmont's warmest, driest years produced opulent wines.
1996 Warm A rescued wet spring gave way to a long, sunny, balanced autumn.