# Bricco Barone (Abbona)

> Red, Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC by [Abbona](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/abbona.md), Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/abbona-bricco-barone).

- **Producer:** Abbona
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Bricco Barone
- **Production area:** Rinaldi - Bricco Barone, Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Silty clay soil of the Lequio Formation with a high sand fraction (sand 35%, silt 45%, clay 20%, pH 8.0), shallow, calcareous and light in colour.
- **Exposure:** West/south-west facing, 320-400m altitude (average 360m), 20% average slope.
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines average 36 years old, Guyot trained at 5,000 vines per hectare; yield 80 quintals per hectare over 2.13 hectares.
- **Vinification:** Crushed and destemmed, then spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts in contact with the skins in temperature-controlled steel tanks. Dry racking and transfer to 35-hectolitre oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation carried out entirely in barrel immediately after alcoholic fermentation. Aged in barrel for a few months, then blended in steel, filtered and bottled, resting in bottle at a constant 14°C for a few months before release.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Storage:** Ages well, developing in the bottle for about ten years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

Bricco Barone is a favoured spot in the hills of Monforte d'Alba's Rinaldi hamlet, where this robust, long-lived Nebbiolo d'Alba is grown.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with garnet reflections that deepen with age; delicate aromas of violet, raspberry, cinnamon, tobacco and black pepper, full bodied, harmonious and spicy.

## Food pairings

Risotto, light fried dishes, white truffle fonduta and roasts.