Tucked away in the hills of Langhe, traditionally the source of Piedmont’s (some say Italy’s) best wines, is the hamlet of Barolo. Less than an hour’s drive from Turin, the area is nestled among winding roads and chestnut forests and dotted with medieval castles.
This quiet landscape hardly sounds like the setting for momentous events in the Italian wine world, but that’s what is taking place. Back in the 1980s, the much-hyped “Barolo Boys,” a group of young winemakers, revolutionized the area’s winemaking. The next generation of Barolo producers comprises mainly …