Piedmont in 2016-2017-2018 - More land but decreasing production!

Less Barbaresco available on the market - Barbaresco: 12.3% less production in 2017 compared to 2016

The lovers of Barbaresco have to tight because the number of bottles available on the market drops from 14,036,461 bottles to 14,194,212 due to the huge hailstorm that occurred around Easter last year. Since 2006 this is the lowest number.

Today we take a detailed look at the figures that the Consorzio Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe and Dogliani sent us. Not included in the analysis we make are Roero, Roero Arneis, Asti and Moscato d'Asti and Piemonte who are under the care of other organizations and of which we still have to receive the results. Ten wines are studied in more detail (Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo d'Alba, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba, Verduno Pelavega and what falls under the name of Doc Langhe.

7.8% less production in 2017

Generally, there are 5 million fewer bottles in production. There is more Barolo on the market as more land has been developed and especially because climatic developments are less severe in Barolo area (less hot) compared to Barbaresco and Roero. That is why the Nebbiolo is always harvested 1 week later compared to Barbaresco.

Piedmont harvest: figures for 2016 compared with 2017

We discuss variety by variety.

Barolo - 2,112 hectares were available in 2016, which increased slightly in 2017 to 2,161 hectares, with the number of bottles for 2016 a total of 14,039,461 toz of 14,194,212 in 2017.

Barbaresco - in 2016 there was 721 hectares available and in 2017 this was 759, with a total of 4.412.891 bottles (2016) and 4.213.585 (2017)

Dogliani - 905 hectares were available in 2016, while in 2017 the 890 hectares clearly show that the dolcetto dogliani is too intensive a grape with perhaps the highest manual costs to cultivate the area for a relatively low selling price per bottle. So 4,412,891 bottles in 2016 and 3,985,018 bottles in 2017.

Diano d'Alba - 243 hectares in 2016 while in 2017 only 1 hectare decline (242). This means 1,017,613 (2016) to 1,014,043 (2017)

Barbera d'Alba - 1,625 hectares available in 2016 while 1,642 hectares in 2017. This is how we get 12,118,399 bottles available in 2016 toz of 11,397,817 in 2017.

Nebbiolo d'Alba - Conflict situation in figures !!! From 807 hectares in 2016 to 889 hectares in 2017, with 4,459,469 bottles in 2016 to 4,383,324 in 2017 respectively. What is the growth in areas present and yet the decline in the number of bottles? The selection of the producer in his harvest has increased and the Nebbiolo d'Alba has gone the most under the climatic conditions

Dolcetto d'Alba - from 1,211 hectares in 2016 to 1,179 hectares in 2017 - or from 7,852,318 bottles of production in 2016 to 6,891,715 in 2017

Langhe (all varieties) - from 1,654 hectares to 1,791 hectares in 2017, which means 15,427,517 bottles in 2016 to 13,005,965 bottles in 2017

Verduno Pelaverga (the maverick of carctono wines) with 21 hectares in 2016 to 22 hectares in 2017. This gives us 155,724 bottles in 2016 to 151,543 bottles in 2017

With the variety Alba, 1 hectare, the same as in 2016 comparison with 2017, with 7,648 bottles in production in 2016, we get 18,412 bottles in 2017

In conclusion, a total of 64,295,920 bottles were produced in 2016 and 2017 alone guarantees 59,255,634 bottles

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