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Barbaresco da uva - Barolo da uva

These producers make wine without using comparatively new small barrels in its vinification or maturation. This does not avoid being “modern” but avoids changing a wine of great established character into something perversely different.
The producers listed may not agree with the opinions expressed in this document.

Producer	Location	Produces	barriques?	clarifying	UK Agent/
			(/tonneaux)	agent?	importer

Accomasso Lorenzo	La Morra	Barolo	NO
Alessandria F.lli Az. Agr.	Verduno	Barolo	inc.ton'x
Alessandria Silvio	La Morra	Barolo	NO
Araldica Vini Piemontesi Sc arl	Castel Boglione (AT)	B'lo & B'sco	NO
Barale F.lli Az. Agr.	Barolo	Barolo	NO
Bava Az.Vitiv.	Castiglion Falletto	Barolo	NO		Berry Bros and Rudd
Boffa Carlo & Figli	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	NO
Borgogno F.lli	Barolo	B'lo & B'sco	NO		(negotiating)
Borgogno Giacomo e figli	Barolo	B'lo & B'sco	NO		Pimlico Dozen = Vintage Cellars
Bovio Gianfranco Az. Agr.	La Morra	Barolo	NO	no	(negotiating)
Brezza Giacomo e figli	Barolo	Barolo	NO		Cockburn & Campbell; Monforte Wines
Brovia Fratelli	Castiglion Falletto	Barolo	NO	no
Burlotto Comm. G.B.	Verduno	Barolo	NO
La Ca Nova Az. Agr.	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	NO		Passione Vino
Cabutto Bartolomeo	Barolo	Barolo	NO
Camerano Vittorio Az. Agr.	Barolo	Barolo	NO		no UK importer
Cappellano	Serralunga	Barolo	NO
Cascina delle Rose	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	NO	no	Berry Bros and Rudd
Castello di Verduno	Verduno	B'lo & B'sco	NO		Lay & Wheeler
Cavallotto F.lli Az. Agr.	Castiglion Falletto	Barolo	NO	no	Haynes Hanson; Goedhuis; Lay & Wheeler
Cogno Elvio	Novello	B'lo & B'sco	NO		Passione Vino
Poderi Colla	S.Rocco S d'Elvio	B'lo & B'sco	NO		Boutinot
Poderi Aldo Conterno	Monforte	Barolo	NO		Liberty Wines
Conterno Giacomo	Monforte	Barolo	NO		Berry Bros and Rudd
Conterno Paolo	Monforte	Barolo	NO		Berry Bros and Rudd
Cortese Giuseppe	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	NO		Berry Bros and Rudd
Costa di Bussia Az. Agr.	Monforte	Barolo	NO		Hallgarten
Costa Teo	Castellinaldo	B'lo & B'sco	NO
Il Cravé Az. Agr.	Treiso	Barbaresco	NO
Vignaioli Elvio Pertinace	Treiso	Barbaresco	tonneaux
Fratelli de Nicola srl	Monforte	Barolo	NO	no
Erbaluna s.s. Az. Agr.	La Morra	Barolo	NO
Fenocchio Giacomo	Monforte	Barolo	NO	no
Fontana Livia	Castiglion Falletto	Barolo	NO	no	no
Fontana Mario	Perno,Castiglion F	Barolo	NO	no	Vino Ltd; Berry Bros & Rudd
Fracassi Umberto	Cherasco	Barolo	NO		Passione Vino
Gabutti Az.Agr.	Serralunga	Barolo	(no)±	no	No
Giacosa Bruno	Neive	Barbaresco	NO
Giacosa Carlo Az. Agr.	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	NO
Giordano Luigi Az Agr.	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	NO	no
Lequio Ugo	Neive	Barbaresco	NO
La Sandrina Az. Agr.	Neive	Barbaresco	NO	no	no
Poderi Marcarini Az. Agr.	La Morra	Barolo	NO		Berry Bros and Rudd; Averys
Mascarello Bartolo	Barolo	Barolo	NO		Passione Vino
Mascarello Giuseppe & Figlio	Monchiero / Castiglion F	B'lo & B'sco	NO	no	Berry Bros and Rudd
Monchiero F.lli	Castiglion Falletto	Barolo	NO		no
Musso Az. Agr.	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	NO
Negro Giuseppe Az. Agr.	Neive	Barbaresco	tonneaux	no	no
Negro Angelo . & Figli	Treiso/ Monteu R	Barbaresco	NO	no	no
Oddero Luigi	La Morra	B'lo & B'sco	NO
Paitin Az. Agr.	Neive	Barbaresco	(no)±	no	Laytons Wine
Piazzo Armando	San Rocco	Barbaresco	NO
Cantina del Pino	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	NO		Lay & Wheeler
Porro Guido	Serralunga	Barolo	NO	no	Lay & Wheeler
Produttori del Barbaresco	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	NO		Valvona & Crolla
Rinaldi Francesco & Figli.	Alba	Barolo	NO
Rinaldi Giuseppe Az. Agr.	Barolo	Barolo	NO
Rizzi Az. Agr.	Treiso	Barbaresco	NO
Rocche Costamagna	La Morra	Barolo	NO	no	Mille Gusti
Cantina Gigi Rosso	Castiglion Falletto	Barolo	NO		Monforte Wines
Elio Sandri Az. Vitiv.	Monforte	Barolo	NO	no	(negotiating)
Scarzello Giorgio & Figli	Barolo	Barolo	NO
Settimo Aurelio Az. Agr.	La Morra	Barolo	NO		Vernon Wines; Waterloo Wine; Wines of Quality
La Spinona Az. Agr.	Barbaresco	B'sco & B'lo	NO
Terre del Barolo	Castiglion Falletto	Barolo	NO	no
Viberti Giovanni Az. Agr.	Barolo	Barolo	NO
Zunino Attilio Az. Agr.	Serralunga	Barolo	NO		no

			some not:-		comments: & {UK source}
Terre da Vino S.p.A.	Barolo	B'lo & B'sco	not all		"Casa in Collina" +"Paesi Tuoi" not_barriq. {UK: Vinum}
Massolino Vigna Rionda Az. Agr.	Serralunga	Barolo	1 cru brq		"Parafada" barriq before 2007 only! {UK: Liberty Wines}
Ciabot Berton Az. Agr.	La Morra	Barolo	1 cru brq	no	only "Roggeri" bariq {UK: Laytons, Majestic}
Bel Colle	Verduno	Barolo	1 cru not+?		Monvigliero not barriq
Cigliuti Fratelli Az. Agr.	Neive	Barbaresco	1 cru not		Vigna Erte not barriq {UK: Berry Bros & Rudd}
Elio Grasso Az. Agr.	Monforte	Barolo	1 cru not*+?		"Runcot" not barriq
Ronchi Az. Agr.	Barbaresco	Barbaresco	2001-08 brq		2009 onwards not barriq!

			(no)± = 'botte'- some NEW		"no" may imply seeking an agent
					UK agents listed below

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By following this list you may miss some genuine wines suffering no detectable barrique influence, but the only way to give initial guidance to avoiding intrusively recognizable oak 'odour' and soggy cloying tannins is to identify producers who simply use none. Nebbiolo wines do not need extra tannin, and it seems utter perversity to reduce the wine tannin (and most other constituents) extracted from the grape, by abbreviated or cool maceration, to make room for foreign tannins that have nothing to do with "the product of freshly gathered grapes" that is - wine. One of the truly learned of writers on wine in English in (fairly) recent years, Maynard A Amerine, Professor of Enology at the University of California, had an apt observation on this in a list of terminology (1976). His entry under 'Oaky = Woody' (odour) ends "A little may be positive especially in red table wines but but if it is recognizable it is considered negative". The non-use of clarifying agent, besides indicating less interference with the process, is useful information for vegetarians, and especially vegans, who avoid consuming egg and fish products. (The mineral 'bentonite' is not generally used on fine wines as is does extract even more character from the wine than do other agents).

By following this list you may miss some genuine wines suffering no detectable barrique influence, but the only way to give initial guidance to avoiding intrusively recognizable oak 'odour' and soggy cloying tannins is to identify producers who simply use none. Nebbiolo wines do not need extra tannin, and it seems utter perversity to reduce the wine tannin (and most other constituents) extracted from the grape, by abbreviated or cool maceration, to make room for foreign tannins that have nothing to do with "the product of freshly gathered grapes" that is - wine.

One of the truly learned of writers on wine in English in (fairly) recent years, Maynard A Amerine, Professor of Enology at the University of California, had an apt observation on this in a list of terminology (1976). His entry under 'Oaky = Woody' (odour) ends "A little may be positive especially in red table wines but but if it is recognizable it is considered negative".

The non-use of clarifying agent, besides indicating less interference with the process, is useful information for vegetarians, and especially vegans, who avoid consuming egg and fish products. (The mineral 'bentonite' is not generally used on fine wines as is does extract even more character from the wine than do other agents).

	UK Sources:
	Averys	Averys Wine Merchants, 9 Culver Street, Bristol BS1 5LD, tel, 0117 9214146
	Berry Bros & Rudd	Berry Bros & Rudd, Hamilton Close. Houndmills. Basingstoke RG21 6YB. tel, 01256 323566
	Boutinot Limited	Brook House, Northenden Road Gatley, Cheshire SK8 4DN; tel. 0161 908 1300, fax ~ 1315; customerservices@boutinot.com
	Cockburn & Campbell	Cockburn & Campbell Ltd., The Brewery Havelock St; Bedford MK40 4LU; 01234 272766; justin.sims@candcwines.co.uk
	Fields Morris & Verdin	Fields Morris & Verdin, Unit 2, Bankside Industrial Estate, 5-11 Summer Street, London, SE1 9JZ, UK tel. 020 7589 5753
	Goedhuis	Goedhuis & Co. Ltd, 6 Rudolf Place, Miles Street, London SW8 1RP; tel. 0207 793 7900; sales"at"goedhuis"d0t"com
	Hallgarten Wines	Hallgarten Wines, Dallow road LUTON Beds LU1 1UR Mrs Amanda Mencacci tel 01582406452
	Haynes Hanson & Clark	Haynes Hanson & Clark Sheep Street Stow On The Wold; tel. 0145 187 0808
	Lay & Wheeler	Lay & Wheeler Ltd, Holton Park, Holton St. Mary, Suffolk CO7 6NN; Tel: 0845 330 1855; Email: sales@laywheeler.com
	Laytons	Laytons Wine Merchants Ltd., 7-9 Elliott's Place, London, N1 8HX; tel. 020 7288 8888, Fax: 020 7359 2916; sales@laytons.co.uk
	Liberty Wines	Unit D18 The Food Market, New Covent Garden, London SW8 5LL; tel. 020 7720 5350; info@libertywine.co.uk
	Majestic Wines	Majestic House, Otterspool Way, Watford WD2 8HL Phone: 01923 298200; info@majestic.co.uk Website: www.majestic.co.uk
	Mille Gusti	Mille Gusti, 17 Rosebery Gardens Ealing London W13 0HD UK; tel. 020 8997 3932 Fax. 020 8566 8480; millegusti@hotmail.com
	Monforte Wines	Blackbird Cottage, Oundle Rd, Woodnewton, Peterborough PE8 5EG; 01780 470810;rebecca@monfortewines.com
	Passione Vino	Passione Vino Ltd, 15-17 Ingate Place, Arch 71a, London SW8 3NS; Tel: 0207 720 1600; info@passionevino.co.uk
	Pimlico Dozen	Pimlico Dozen, Vintage Cellars, 33 Churton Street, London SW1V 2LT; tel. 020 7630 6254
	Valvona & Crolla	Valvona & Crolla Ltd., 13 Elm Row, Edinburgh EH7 4AA; tel. 0131 556 6066; sales@valvonacrolla.co.uk
	Vernon Wines	Vernon Wines Ltd., West Africa House, Hanger Lane,Ealing W5 3QR; tel.020 7221 2864; neil.socratous"at"leventis-overseas"d0t"com
	Vino Ltd	Club Vino, 2 Quayside, Ferry Road, Topsham EX3 0JJ tel 01392 873778 info@vino.co.uk
	Vinum	Vinum, 1 Barrow Walk, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0RA UK; 020 88474699 vinum@vinum.co.uk
	Waterloo Wine Co.	Waterloo Wine Co, 6 Vine Yard, Borough, London SE1 1QL; tel.020 7403 7967; sales@waterloowine.co.uk
	Wines Of Quality	Wines of Quality, Grove Farm, Daventry Road, Barby, Rugby CV23 8TR; tel. 01788 890556; winesof.quality@virgin.net

The above information is provided with the intention simply of being helpful. No responsibility is accepted for its accuracy.

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