# Barolo (Aurelio Settimo)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Aurelio Settimo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/aurelio-settimo.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/aurelio-settimo-barolo).

- **Producer:** Aurelio Settimo
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** 2.25 ha of Nebbiolo on south-east facing slopes at Frazione Annunziata, La Morra
- **Soil:** Sandy-calcareous
- **Exposure:** South-East
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines 9 to 60 years old across the estate, Guyot, 4,500-5,000 vines per hectare; max yield 8,000 kg/ha
- **Vinification:** Fermentation on the skins for about 15 to 20 days in temperature-controlled steel tanks with automated cap breaking, then concrete. Malolactic in concrete. 36 months in total: 12 in concrete, 18 in large casks of French (Allier, Nevers) and Austrian (Manhartsberg, Weidling) oak, 2,500 to 3,500 litres, 7 to 20 years old and not toasted, then about 12 in concrete. At least 6 months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

The estate's regular Barolo, 13.5% to 14.5% alcohol, up to 14,000 bottles.

## Tasting notes

Deep garnet red with ruby highlights. Expansive, complex bouquet of spices, wood and licorice. Very soft, pleasing and elegant on the palate.