Vintage Weather
Barolo
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✓Verified against primary sources
| Year | Temperature | Events | Read | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Warm | Heat spike | A wet spring and dry September gave Nebbiolo unusual balance at lower alcohol. | Verified |
| 2024 | Average | Harvest rain | Rain ruled the year and Nebbiolo came back to a classic October pick. | Verified |
| 2023 | Hot | Heat spike, Drought, Hail, Mildew / rot | Record heat and drought in Piedmont, a rainy Langhe spring, and a very good rating. | Verified |
| 2022 | Hot | Drought, Hail, Low yield | Drought and relentless heat brought an early harvest and round, inviting Barolo. | Verified |
| 2021 | No weather read | Frost, Hail, Drought | Snow-fed reserves carried a dry year past April frost to small, healthy Nebbiolo. | Verified |
| 2020 | Warm | Mildew / rot, Hail, Harvest rain | A very warm year without heat spikes; wet spring and October rain shaped Barolo. | Verified |
| 2019 | Average | Heat spike, Hail | A slow, wet start and two heat peaks gave a late, classic Nebbiolo harvest. | Verified |
| 2018 | Warm | Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield | A wet spring and warm summer gave open, approachable Barolo; Nebbiolo yields were limited. | Verified |
| 2017 | Hot | Frost, Heat spike, Drought | April frost, a hot summer and months without rain led to an early Nebbiolo pick. | Verified |
| 2016 | Average | Hail | A long, late season, mostly dry and warm, with 26 July hail and Nebbiolo into October. | Verified |
| 2015 | Warm | Heat spike, Hail | Snowy winter reserves carried the vines through a hot, dry July to a balanced harvest. | Verified |
| 2014 | Average | Hail, Low yield | Intense July storms and patchy hail, then a drier late season ripened the Nebbiolo. | Verified |
| 2013 | Cool | Mildew / rot | A slow, wet spring and mildew, then a calm autumn and a late Nebbiolo harvest. | Verified |
| 2012 | Warm | Hail, Heat spike, Mildew / rot, Low yield | Deep winter cold, rain at flowering, July hail and August heat cut a short crop. | Verified |
| 2011 | Warm | Heat spike, Low yield | A hot April and scorching August; September rain helped Nebbiolo recover. | Verified |
| 2010 | Cool | Hail | Cool, rainy spring and summer, then a dry autumn: a long, slow Nebbiolo season. | Verified |
| 2009 | Warm | Heat spike | Winter snow reserves saw vines through a hot, almost rainless summer; harvest came early. | Verified |
| 2008 | Cool | Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield | A wet, mildew-hit start, then 50-plus sunny days from late August saved the Nebbiolo. | Verified |
| 2007 | Warm | Hail, Heat spike, Low yield | Mild winter, dry July and an early harvest; hail trimmed a crop of very ripe grapes. | Verified |
| 2006 | Warm | Heat spike, Drought | A snowy winter, a torrid, dry early summer and mid-September storms made powerful Barolo. | Verified |
| 2005 | Average | Heat spike, Hail, Harvest rain | Hot June and late July, a cool August, early October rain and a smaller crop. | Verified |
| 2004 | Average | Hail, Mildew / rot | Wet spring, mild summer and a sunny, dry September gave a long, late, healthy harvest. | Verified |
| 2003 | Hot | Heat spike, Drought | Historic heat and 265 mm of rain by August, then a cooler, calm September harvest. | Verified |
| 2002 | Cool | Hail, Low yield | Rain, cool weather, mould and September hail cut the crop; late sun rescued some Nebbiolo. | Verified |
| 2001 | Warm | Hail, Heat spike | April cold and hail, a hot rainless August, then a cooler September and a big crop. | Verified |
| 2000 | Warm | Hail, Heat spike, Low yield | Record August heat and end-of-August hail, then an early harvest of high-sugar grapes. | Verified |
| 1999 | Average | Hail | Balanced conditions and no hail damage gave Barolo a quietly great year. | Not yet verified |
| 1998 | Hot | Mildew / rot, Heat spike | One of the hottest summers on record built a refined, balanced wine. | Not yet verified |
| 1997 | Hot | Hail | One of Piedmont's warmest, driest years produced opulent wines. | Not yet verified |
| 1996 | Warm | A rescued wet spring gave way to a long, sunny, balanced autumn. | Not yet verified |