巴罗洛 — 王者归来
开始征服世界。Rise and FallAlthough only rise to fame in the recent decades， Barolo wines had a glorious history. In the Middle Ages， Barolo wines had been called the “king of wines” and was favored by people like Marquess Saluzzo， Princess Sardegna， Pope John Paul II， even Louis XIV. But with the rise of French wine， Barolo wines lost favor in the following centuries.The reason， as explained by American wine expert Edward Steinberg is that， “Like foods， however， wines can be too distinctive to be universally appealing， Such was the predicament of great Barolo wines.” Barolo wines are too tannic that it takes years of aging to create a good taste.As late as in 1976， Maynard Amerine wrote in his book， Wines： Their Sensory Evaluation， that “Barolo appears most often bitter astringent when young and also when old. Even at fifteen to twenty years， the aging does not produce an outstanding bouquet. ” The Americans at that time were too crazy about bordeaux wineries including Laffe and Chateau Margaux to spare time for Barolo wines.In the 1980s and 90s， Barolo wines finally reclaimed worldwide reputation. But that does not come easily.
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