Barolo 2022 – a surprisingly gentle vintage, part 2

Walter Speller

Wednesday 22 July 2026 • 3 min read

Concluding Walter’s report on this notably accessible vintage. Today, reviews of wines from the southern and eastern villages of Castiglione Falletto, Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba.

See yesterday’s report for some background on the vintage and reviews of wines from villages in the north and west of the region (see this World Atlas of Wine map of Barolo).

Ferdinando Principiano, based in Monforte d’Alba, produced a particularly successful range of wines in 2022, especially his bottling from the little-known Boscareto cru, pictured above (image courtesy of the estate).

Late releases

This report also includes 18 late releases...

Member

$135

/year

Save over 15% annually

Ideal for wine enthusiasts

Access 297,168 wine reviews & 16,153 articles
Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Access askJancis, our AI wine assistant

Pay with

Gift this membership

Inner Circle

$249

/year

Ideal for collectors

Everything in “Member”, plus:

Early access to the latest wine reviews, 48 hours in advance
Early access to the latest articles, 48 hours in advance

Pay with

See all available plans

Professional

$299

/year

For individual wine professionals

Access 297,168 wine reviews & 16,153 articles
Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Access askJancis, our AI wine assistant
Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing

Pay with

Gift this membership

Business

$399

/year

For companies in the wine trade

Everything in “Professional”, plus:

Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Access to submit wines for review
Offer memberships to your employees and manage them from a single place
API access available for an additional fee

Number of seats:

Pay with

See all available plans

More from JancisRobinson.com

Inside information

Water, heat and survival – Mexico's climate-resilient viticulture

Mexico’s wine industry offers lessons in dealing with climate challenges, says Mexico-based journalist and sommelier Carlos Borboa. Above, vineyards in...