# Le Coste (Alberto Oggero)

> Red, Roero DOCG by [Alberto Oggero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/alberto-oggero.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/alberto-oggero-le-coste).

- **Producer:** Alberto Oggero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Roero DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Le Coste
- **Production area:** Santo Stefano Roero, Le Coste vineyard, 320m elevation, predominantly sandy soil with a slightly higher clay content, south exposure.
- **Soil:** Predominantly sandy, with a slightly higher proportion of clay than the estate's other plots.
- **Exposure:** South: receives sunlight throughout the entire day.
- **Harvest:** Second half of October, hand-picked.
- **Vineyard planting:** 30-year-old vines, vertical shoot positioning (controspalliera), Guyot pruning. Farmed organically; the estate has been certified organic since 2014.
- **Vinification:** 25-day maceration in steel; indigenous yeasts; no fining, no filtration; aged 12 months in large oak casks; released 22-24 months after harvest.
- **Serving temperature:** 18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

A 100% Nebbiolo Roero DOCG from the estate's Le Coste vineyard, a 30-year-old south-facing plot on sandy soil, aged 12 months in large oak.

## Tasting notes

The faithful expression of a single vineyard: a Nebbiolo that speaks with the voice of its cru, highlighting the finesse and purity that only the sands of the Roero can bestow. Born on steep sandy hills, airy and open by nature, it lets the cru of origin speak for itself.