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Marchesi di Barolo
Founded in 1807 when Marchese Carlo Tancredi Falletti married the French noblewoman Juliette Colbert de Maulévrier, Marchesi di Barolo occupies the cellars where Barolo as we know it today was first created: Giulia Falletti insisted on full fermentation and long ageing in large oak casks, a radical departure from the sweeter, unstable Nebbiolo wines of the era, and one that turned Barolo into "the wine of kings." After the childless Falletti couple died, their estate passed to the charitable foundation Opera Pia Barolo, until Pietro Abbona and his siblings acquired the historic cellars in 1929. The Abbona family has run the estate for five generations since, now led by Ernesto and Anna Abbona alongside Valentina and Davide. Five of Giulia Falletti's original oak casks, restored, are still used in ageing wine today. The estate controls around 120 hectares across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, including Cascina Bruciata, a historic property in Barbaresco.
At a glance
- Region
- Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
- Address
- Via Roma 1, 12060 Barolo (CN)
- Winemaker
- Ernesto and Anna Abbona, with Valentina and Davide Abbona
- Tours
- Available
- Tastings
- Available
- Wines listed
- 9
- Website
- https://marchesibarolo.com
Visits & tastings
Guided tours of the historic cellars in Barolo are followed by a tasting or a paired menu. Visits are booked online.
Tastings
- A journey through our territory · 3 appellations · 1 h 30 · €45
- The King Barolo · Barolo crus and Riserva · 1 h 30 · €55
- The Classics and the Rarities · 5 wines, including 2 Barolos · 2 h · €75
Tours
- Private tour · from €130
- Gift card · from €40
Food & stay
- Menù Degustazione · 3 courses, 3 wines · 2 h 30 · €70 · lunch Monday to Friday only
- Menù Classico · 4 courses, 4 wines · 2 h 30 · €80
- Menù Tradizione · 5 courses, 5 wines · 2 h 30 · €90
Good to know
- Open every day, 10:30 to 18:00
- Prices are per person
Contact
- +39 0173 564419
- reception@marchesibarolo.com
- Book a visit
- Via Roma 1, 12060 Barolo (CN)
Wines from Marchesi di Barolo
- Barolo del Comune di Barolo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. A blend of eight historic vineyards within the commune of Barolo, this is Marchesi di Barolo's classic expression, choosing the proportion of each cru anew each vintage.
- Cannubi: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Cannubi, 4.5 hectares on the long central hill of the Barolo zone, is the estate's flagship single-vineyard Barolo, prized for elegance and longevity.
- Dolcetto d'Alba: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto, Red. The estate's everyday red, made from Dolcetto grown across its Langhe holdings.
- Moscato d'Asti: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato, Sparkling. A classic low-alcohol, aromatic Moscato d'Asti from the estate's Asti-area vineyards.
- Peiragal: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera, Red. Peiragal is Marchesi di Barolo's Barbera d'Alba, drawn from the estate's Alba-area holdings.
- Rio Sordo Cascina Bruciata Riserva: Barbaresco DOCG Riserva, Nebbiolo, Red. From Cascina Bruciata, a historic property in the Rio Sordo area of Barbaresco acquired by the estate, this Riserva extends Marchesi di Barolo's Nebbiolo range beyond its home commune.
- Roero Arneis: Roero DOCG, Arneis, White. Marchesi di Barolo's sole Roero DOCG label, produced from 3.9 hectares of Arneis vineyards spread across three Roero communes.
- Sarmassa: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Sarmassa, 6.5 hectares on a steep south-east-facing slope of stony, calcareous soil, is the estate's most structured single-vineyard Barolo.
- Serragrilli: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Serragrilli, a south-west-facing vineyard in Neive on Tortonian sandy marl soils, gives Marchesi di Barolo its main Barbaresco bottling, apart from the smaller Cascina Bruciata Riserva.