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Piedmont

385 bottles · ฿440–฿17,970

Piedmont ('foot of the mountain'), lying in a remote amphitheatre of the Alps in northwestern Italy, is the country's preeminent fine-wine region and the homeland of the nebbiolo grape — no place in the world grows more of it, or has had more success with this difficult, highly site-specific variety (only about 8 percent of Piedmont's plantings).

From nebbiolo come Barolo and Barbaresco, two of Italy's most legendary and serious reds — structured, tannic, ageworthy wines often likened to great red Bordeaux and, in the Italian mind, to the kingly status of France's cabernet sauvignon; Barolo is the more robust and austere (the 'king'), Barbaresco the slightly more graceful (the 'queen').

Both are grown in the Langhe hills of the southeast around the town of Alba, whose clay-limestone-sand soils and south-tilted 'bricco' and 'sori' slopes give maximum ripeness.

The grape's very name comes from 'nebbia' (fog) — for the whitish bloom on the ripe grapes and the wisps of fog that envelop the hills at the late, cold-weather harvest — and its wines carry the classic 'tar and roses' aromatics, along with licorice, violets, leather and a rich, espresso-like bitterness from pronounced tannin.

Piedmont shares Burgundy's philosophy that great wine is the progeny of a single perfectly adapted grape.

Alongside the two great reds, the everyday Piedmontese table reds are barbera (the region's most widely planted grape — vibrant, sometimes rustic, high in acidity and low in tannin) and dolcetto (a juicy quaffing wine with an attractive bitter edge).

The region also makes the playful semisweet sparkler Asti and the whites Gavi and arneis.

Some 84 percent of Piedmont's wine is DOC or DOCG, and Barolo and Barbaresco were among the first four DOCGs, designated in 1980.

Key grapes

Barbera
Dolcetto
Nebbiolo

ClassificationItaly DOCG

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Subregions

Asti
Barbaresco — Barbaresco produces Nebbiolo on Tortonian calcareous marl and sand east of Alba. Slightly warmer and lower than Barolo, it yields earlier-drinking wines. DOCG since 1980; minimum ageing 26 months, 9 in oak.
Langhe — Langhe is the hilly heartland of Piedmont, centred on Alba. Nebbiolo dominates on calcareous Tortonian soils, producing Barolo and Barbaresco. Barbera and Dolcetto ripen on younger Helvetian clay. Continental climate drives acidity and tannin.

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Piedmont is represented at WNLQ9 by 385 bottles from Italy. The selection spans Nebbiolo, Barbera, Muscat. Prices range from ฿430 to ฿17,970. Critic-acclaimed bottles include Pio Cesare Barolo DOCG (96 pts, Wine Enthusiast).

Frequently Asked Questions

What Piedmont wines and spirits does WNLQ9 carry?

WNLQ9 stocks 385 bottles from Piedmont, Italy, including Nebbiolo, Barbera, Muscat. Prices range from ฿430 to ฿17,970. Browse the collection: https://wnlq9.shop/explore-map/piedmont

What are the top-rated Piedmont bottles at WNLQ9?

Critic-acclaimed Piedmont bottles at WNLQ9 include: Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato DOCG (98 pts, James Suckling); La Spinetta Barolo "Campe" DOCG (97 pts, James Suckling); Damilano Barolo "Cannubi" Riserva DOCG (97 pts, James Suckling).

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