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Barbaresco

Barbaresco is a wine region in Italy. A defining Nebbiolo region of Piedmont, known for perfumed, structured reds that are often approachable earlier than Barolo.

Where it is

Map data: Candiago; Natural Earth

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Classic styles

Grapes

Producers in Barbaresco

  • Gaja

    A Barbaresco producer where Angelo Gaja began releasing single-vineyard wines in 1967, helping reshape modern Italian winemaking.

  • La Spinetta

    La Spinetta began in Piedmont with Moscato d’Asti, including Bricco Quaglia, before expanding into Barbaresco and Barolo made from Nebbiolo.

  • Marchesi di Grésy

    The Grésy family owns Martinenga in Barbaresco, but its Marchesi di Grésy range also includes Barbera from separate vineyards in Monferrato.

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