Barolo wine, named after our pease, was born right here in the historic cellars of Marchesi di Barolo in the first half of the 19th century.
Before Barolo, wine made from the Nebbiolo grape offered a completely different taste experience: it was a sweet, sparkling wine. In fact, in 1787, future US President Thomas Jefferson, visiting Turin, described it this way in his travel diary:
'as sweet as velvety Madeira, as astringent on the palate as Bordeaux and as lively as Champagne'. ----- Thomas Jefferson
Barolo
was born
here
It was only later, thanks to the intuition of the Marchesa Giulia di Barolo, that the wine took on the body, stability and nobility of today. It was her, in fact, who wanted to build new cellars where the grapes could be vinified inside large barrels, in a place protected from the harsh late-autumn temperatures.
Even today, in five of these centuries-old oak barrels, thanks to constant and careful maintenance, Barolo renews its history every year.