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. |