Piedmont's Wine TRILOGY: Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto | Italian Wine 101

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We’re continuing our tour of the best wines of Italy, and of the world really, as we’ve been through all Italian whites, the bubblies, Tuscany, Central Italy, etc. and today I want to tell you more about what I call the Piedmont Red Trilogy, three types of red grapes grown in the prestigious Piedmont or Piemonte how the Italians would say, one of the very best areas for winemaking in Italy famous in particular for its illustrious Barolo and Barbaresco appellations for the reds, but also for its Asti Muscats for the whites, BUT, Piedmont is also reputable among wine connoisseurs, for making these 3 very interesting and distinct styles of red wines, out of three different grapes, that make very complementary styles with each other.
There’s the rounder, more opulent style of red called Dolcetto, there’s the more acidic, freshly fruity, lighter and very vibrant, sometimes a little grippy Barbera, and the all mighty and famous Nebbiolo that makes some of the most desirable wines in the world which has it all, complexity, body, acidity and so on. So let’s have a look at why you should really investigate those, and enjoy these three complementary styles from this same region in Northern Italy. This is, Piedmont’s delicious red wine trilogy. Let’s go…
00:00 - Intro to Piedmont's Red Wine Grapes
02:25 - The Ugly Duckling? Dolcetto
05:27 - The Bursting personality of Barbera
08:18 - King Nebbiolo