{"id":30733,"date":"2026-10-23T09:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/?page_id=30733"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:44:30","slug":"barolo-the-appellation-in-a-nustshell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/en\/barolo\/barolo-the-appellation-in-a-nustshell\/","title":{"rendered":"Barolo &#8211; The Appellation in a Nustshell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30733\" class=\"elementor elementor-30733 elementor-30732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-279a16bf animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"279a16bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d78817b\" data-id=\"2d78817b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3580f1de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3580f1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3bfdbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d3bfdbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Appellation in a nutshell<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f07831b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4f07831b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b012526 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b012526\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-377556ce\" data-id=\"377556ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2481c96b elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2481c96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Barolo<\/strong> appellation protects wines produced exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape variety in an area of approximately <strong>7,000<\/strong> hectares in the <strong>Langhe<\/strong>, a region located in the southern part of the Piedmont Region (northwestern Italy).<br \/>This area includes <strong>11 municipalities<\/strong> in the province of Cuneo: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, and Serralunga d\u2019Alba are included in their entirety, while the municipalities of Cherasco, Diano d\u2019Alba, Grinzane Cavour, La Morra, Novello, Monforte d\u2019Alba, Roddi, and Verduno are only partially included.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2828f28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27c2336d animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"27c2336d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68a7270a\" data-id=\"68a7270a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7e5b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d7e5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TIMELINE OF PRODUCTION REGULATIONS\u200b<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf8788 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cf8788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Denominazione di Origine Controllata (<strong>DOC<\/strong>) Barolo was officially recognized by the Presidential Decree of April 23, <strong>1966<\/strong>, and subsequently as a Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (<strong>DOCG<\/strong>) by the Presidential Decree of July 1, <strong>1980<\/strong>. However, it is possible to find wines on the market labeled as DOC or DOCG from vintages predating their official approval, since the regulation was applied retroactively to wines that were still in the cellars at the time.<br \/>The production regulations have been subject to numerous amendments and revisions* over the years. The most recent update dates back to 2025, published in the Official Gazette No. 301 of December 30, 2025, and submitted to the European Commission for approval by a Provision dated March 4, 2026.<\/p><p><em>* Ministerial Decrees: September 30, 2010; November 26, 2010; November 30, 2011; March 7, 2014; April 17, 2015; July 30, 2020.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Download<\/strong> the updated production regulations:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enogea360.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DOCG-Barolo-disciplinare-di-produzione-2026-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DOCG Barolo &#8211; Consolidated production regulations attached to the Order of March 4, 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c494bc animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8c494bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-883e845\" data-id=\"883e845\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f9526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f9526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TYPES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818bf0f elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818bf0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The current production regulations define only two types, both of which must be produced exclusively from<b> 100% Nebbiolo grapes<\/b>.<\/p><p><strong>Barolo<\/strong>. It must age for at least 18 months in wooden barrels and may be sold starting on January 1 of the fourth year following the harvest (a minimum of 38 months in the cellar, calculated from November 1 of the year the grapes were harvested) .<\/p><p><strong>Barolo Riserva<\/strong>. It must age for at least 18 months in wooden barrels and may be sold starting on January 1 of the sixth year following the harvest (a minimum of 62 months in the cellar, calculated from November 1 of the year the grapes were harvested).<\/p><p>For both types, the maximum grape yield per hectare is set at 8 metric tons, corresponding to 56 hectoliters of wine. The minimum natural alcohol content cannot be less than 12.5% vol., while the final alcohol content of the bottled wine cannot be less than 13% vol. The minimum total acidity and minimum dry extract are 4.5 g\/liter and 22 g\/liter, respectively.<\/p><p><strong>Barolo<\/strong> and <strong>Barolo Riserva<\/strong> wines that bear the \u201cVigna\u201d designation are a special case, as they are subject to more restrictive production and analytical standards (see below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c04688 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5c04688\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-145b56b\" data-id=\"145b56b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3e6d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c3e6d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MENZIONI GEOGRAFICHE AGGIUNTIVE (MGAs)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2024341 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2024341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>MGAs<\/strong> identify more specific, officially delimited areas within the Barolo appellation. In accordance with the amendments approved in <strong>2010<\/strong>\u2014which took effect starting with that year\u2019s harvest\u2014there are a total of <strong>181<\/strong> Menzioni Geografica Aggiuntiva \u00a0(MGAs) for Barolo, <strong>11<\/strong> of which are <strong>municipal<\/strong>.<\/p><p>To claim the name of an MGA on the label, a Barolo must be produced with at least 85% of the grapes coming from that specific MGA. As for yield per hectare, marketing, and the wine\u2019s analytical parameters, there are no more restrictive limits than those established for the Barolo and Barolo Riserva types.<\/p><p>Finally, the MGA system does not imply any kind of classification. This means that a Barolo bearing the name of an MGA on its label is not necessarily better or more prestigious than a Barolo with a made-up name or even one without a name. In practice, however, for the wineries that produce them, Barolos bearing an MGA designation are generally the most prestigious wines on their respective price lists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cab4631 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"cab4631\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0ebbcf\" data-id=\"f0ebbcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e9224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3e9224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MENZIONI VIGNA (VINEYARD DESIGNATIONS)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6100723 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6100723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Barolo and Barolo Riserva wines that claim an MGA on the label may add the term \u201c<strong>Vigna<\/strong>,\u201d followed by the specific name of the vineyard, thereby referring to a more specific vineyard parcel located within the MGA.<\/p><p>Unlike in other appellations, in the Barolo DOCG it is not permitted to use the \u201cVigna\u201d designation on the label without specifying the MGA in which it is located.<\/p><p>For Barolo and Barolo Riserva wines that claim the \u201cVigna\u201d designation, stricter production parameters also apply: the grape yield per hectare may not exceed 7.2 metric tons, equivalent to 50.4 hectoliters of wine, while the minimum natural alcohol content by volume of the grapes may not be less than 13% vol.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c93a0c animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3c93a0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78648d\" data-id=\"a78648d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b7862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6b7862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OTHER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE PRODUCTION REGULATIONS\u200b<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fb47d elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44fb47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Soil Conditions<\/strong>. Barolo cannot be produced from vineyards planted in valley-floor soils that are damp, flat, or do not receive sufficient sunlight.<\/p><p><strong>Elevation<\/strong>. Barolo cannot be produced from vineyards located at elevations below 170 meters above sea level or above 540 meters above sea level.<\/p><p><strong>Planting Density<\/strong>. New vineyards, including those undergoing replanting, must have a density of no less than 3,500 vines per hectare.<\/p><p><strong>Winemaking Regulations<\/strong>. Winemaking, mandatory aging, and bottling must take place within the Barolo production area, except for specific exceptions or exemptions granted by the competent Ministry to wineries that have historically operated outside the DOCG zone.<\/p><p><strong>Barolo Chinato<\/strong>. This designation is permitted for wines aromatized using Barolo wine as a base, without the addition of musts or wines that are not eligible for the appellation. This aromatization must also possess characteristics that allow for a reference to cinchona in the designation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5188c3f animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5188c3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec856f5\" data-id=\"ec856f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfc86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cfc86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DATA AND SURFACES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf69146 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf69146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>vine area<\/strong> eligible for <strong>Barolo DOCG<\/strong> production is just under <strong>2,300 ha<\/strong>* (out of a total vineyard area of approximately 3,600 hectares).<br \/>La Morra is the municipality with the largest vineyard area eligible for Barolo DOCG (approximately 580 hectares), while Cherasco has the smallest (approximately 3 hectares).<br \/>In the 2022 harvest, just over <strong>100,000 hectoliters<\/strong> were declared as Barolo DOCG, corresponding to a potential of approximately <strong>14,500,000 0.75-liter bottles<\/strong>\u2014a figure that is virtually identical to the average for the past decade.<\/p><p><em>* Data updated as of 2025.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Appellation in a nutshell The Barolo appellation protects wines produced exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape variety in an area of approximately 7,000 hectares in the Langhe, a region located in the southern part of the Piedmont Region (northwestern Italy).This area includes 11 municipalities in the province of Cuneo: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, and Serralunga d\u2019Alba &hellip; 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