Veronelli 2027: all 48 North Stars and 12 Three Gold Stars to know

Three wines at 100/100

The 2027 Guida Oro I Vini di Veronelli has awarded 100/100 to Aldo Conterno’s Barolo Bussia Riserva Granbussia 2016, Poggio di Sotto’s Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2020 and Masseto 2023. They head the guide’s 48 Stelle Polari, or North Stars, the distinction for wines scoring at least 97/100.¹

The other principal award, Three Gold Stars (Tre Stelle Oro), goes to 434 wines in the 94–96-point band. It also recognises continuity: the distinction is reserved for wines whose earlier vintages had already reached the guide’s highest ranks.¹

Published by the Seminario Permanente Luigi Veronelli, the guide is edited by Alessandra Piubello, Andrea Alpi, Gigi Brozzoni and Marco Magnoli. Piedmont and Tuscany account for 34 of the 48 North Stars: 14 and 20 respectively. The complete 48-wine selection follows, retaining every producer, wine name and vintage.¹

North Stars 1–24: Piedmont and northern Italy

Piedmont: 1. Gaja — Barbaresco Costa Russi 2023; 2. Gaja — Barbaresco Sorì San Lorenzo 2023; 3. Gaja — Barbaresco Sorì Tildin 2023; 4. La Spinetta — Barbaresco Gallina Vursù 2023; 5. La Spinetta — Barbaresco Starderi Vursù 2023; 6. Marchesi di Grésy — Barbaresco Riserva Martinenga Camp Gros 2021; 7. Marchesi di Grésy — Barbaresco Riserva Martinenga Gaiun 2021.¹

Piedmont: 8. Aldo Conterno — Barolo Bussia Riserva Granbussia 2016; 9. Aldo Conterno — Barolo Bussia Romirasco 2022; 10. Cavallotto — Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe 2020; 11. Cavallotto — Barolo Riserva Vignolo 2020; 12. Giacosa Bruno — Barolo Riserva Falletto Vigna Le Rocche 2020; 13. Massolino - Vigna Rionda — Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda 2020; 14. Rosso Giovanni — Barolo Vigna Rionda Ester Canale Rosso 2022.¹

Lombardy: 15. Ca’ del Bosco — Franciacorta Dosage Zéro Riserva Annamaria Clementi 2017.¹

Alto Adige: 16. San Michele Appiano — Alto Adige Bianco Appius 2021; 17. Colterenzio — Alto Adige Bianco Riserva LR 2022; 18. J. Hofstätter — Alto Adige Pinot Nero Vigna Roccolo Barthenau 2019; 19. Girlan — Alto Adige Pinot Noir Riserva Vigna Ganger 2022; 20. Terlano — Alto Adige Terlaner I Grande Cuvée 2023; 21. Terlano — Alto Adige Terlano Pinot Bianco Rarity 2013.¹

Trentino: 22. San Leonardo — San Leonardo Vigneti delle Dolomiti 2021.¹

Veneto: 23. Accordini Stefano — Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Il Fornetto 2018; 24. Dal Forno Romano — Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta 2019.¹

North Stars 25–44: Tuscany

25. Tenuta San Guido — Bolgheri Sassicaia 2023; 26. Argentiera — Bolgheri Superiore Argentiera 2023; 27. Tenuta Guado al Tasso — Bolgheri Superiore Guado al Tasso 2023; 28. Ornellaia — Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 2023; 29. Giodo — Brunello di Montalcino 2021.¹

30. Poggio di Sotto — Brunello di Montalcino 30° Vendemmia 2021; 31. Poggio di Sotto — Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2020; 32. Le Macioche — Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2020; 33. Col d’Orcia — Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento 2019; 34. Pieve Santa Restituta — Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille 2021.¹

35. Castellare di Castellina — I Sodi di San Niccolò Toscana 2022; 36. Masseto — Masseto Toscana 2023; 37. Monteverro — Monteverro Rosso Toscana 2023; 38. Monteverro — Tinata Monteverro Rosso Toscana 2023; 39. Podere Forte — Orcia Sangiovese Petrucci Anfiteatro 2021.¹

40. Marchesi Antinori — Solaia Toscana 2023; 41. Marchesi Antinori — Tignanello Toscana 2023; 42. Tenuta di Trinoro — Tenuta di Trinoro Rosso Toscana 2023; 43. Petrolo — Val d’Arno di Sopra Merlot Galatrona 2023; 44. San Giusto a Rentennano — Vin San Giusto Bianco Passito Toscana 2018.¹

North Stars 45–48: Marche, Abruzzo, Campania and Puglia

Marche: 45. Le Terrazze — Conero Riserva Visions of J 2021.¹

Abruzzo: 46. Valentini — Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2022.¹

Campania: 47. Quintodecimo — Taurasi Riserva Grand Cru Luigi Moio 2020.¹

Puglia: 48. Fino Gianfranco Viticoltore — ES Salento Primitivo 2024.¹

12 editorial selections from the Tre Stelle Oro

Dionysus has selected the following 12 labels from the 434 Three Gold Stars (Tre Stelle Oro) wines as an editorial cross-section of familiar producers and different regions and styles. This is a selection, not a ranking or the full list of 434.¹

Gaja — Barbaresco 2023; Gaja — Barolo Sperss 2022; Aldo Conterno — Barolo Bussia Cicala 2022; Ca’ del Bosco — Maurizio Zanella Rosso Sebino 2022.¹

Tramin — Alto Adige Gewürztraminer Vendemmia Tardiva Terminum 2025; Masi Agricola — Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Campolongo di Torbe 2016; Pieropan — Soave Classico La Rocca 2024; Livio Felluga — Rosazzo Terre Alte 2023.¹

Fontodi — Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale 2023; San Giusto a Rentennano — Percarlo Sangiovese Toscana 2022; Donnafugata — Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé 2023; Argiolas — Turriga Isola dei Nuraghi 2022.¹

Presentation, anniversary events and release

The guide’s preview presentation is scheduled for 19 November at the Convento dei Neveri in Bariano. The programme includes the announcement of 10 Vini Sole awards and 6 Best Tastings, with a Best Tasting for each wine category. WineNews reports that the guide will be available from 25 November through newsstands, bookshops, the app and the Seminario Veronelli website.¹

A tribute dinner on 18 November will mark the 100th anniversary of Luigi Veronelli’s birth and the 40th anniversary of the Seminario. Leading chefs will create a menu inspired by Alla ricerca dei cibi perduti, pairing the dishes with wines; the proceeds will go to charity.¹

Before the 19 November presentation and tastings, a science-and-technology conference will introduce Nb-Wep, or Wine Evolution Potential, developed by winemaker and producer Nicola Biasi. The project proposes an index for measuring, monitoring and guiding a wine’s ageing potential over time.¹

The conference will also feature the Edmund Mach Foundation’s Grape Metabolome research and its metabolomic map of grapevine varieties. Together with the anniversary events, these presentations place research alongside the guide’s tasting awards.¹