This Elegant Italian Red Wine Is Easy to Love
Barolo has long been considered the power wine of the Piedmont. But the truth is, many prefer the more-accessible, graceful and often less-expensive alternative, Barbaresco
The third in a three-part series on wines in Italy’s Piedmont.
BARBARESCO and Barolo are made from the same grape (Nebbiolo) in the same region (Piedmont), and both are among the greatest wines in the world. Yet Barbaresco, Italy’s so-called Queen of Wines, has long played runner-up to Barolo’s King—less expensive, less exalted—save, perhaps, for the Barbarescos of Angelo Gaja.
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