# Villero (Arnaldo Rivera)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Arnaldo Rivera](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/arnaldo-rivera.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/arnaldo-rivera-villero).

- **Producer:** Arnaldo Rivera
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Villero
- **Production area:** Two vineyards within the Villero MGA, Castiglione Falletto
- **Soil:** Brown soil interposed with white soil areas, medium developed, on sandy Sant'Agata Fossil Marl (about 9 million years old, Tortonian); clay about 25% on average, depth about 1-1.5 m.
- **Exposure:** South-west facing, 285-340 m a.s.l. (average 315 m), gradient about 15%
- **Vineyard planting:** Vineyards planted 1950-1965 and 1971
- **Vinification:** Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for about three weeks at a controlled temperature; spontaneous malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged about 30 months in cask.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Barolo from two vineyards within the Villero MGA in Castiglione Falletto, facing south-west at an average 315 m. Average annual production 3,000 bottles.