# Cerretta (Azelia)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Azelia](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/azelia.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/azelia-cerretta).

- **Producer:** Azelia
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Cerretta
- **Production area:** Serralunga d'Alba
- **Soil:** Clayey and calcareous
- **Exposure:** South, South-West, 355 m above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4,500 vines per hectare, 35 years average vine age, 2.5 hectares
- **Vinification:** Indigenous yeasts, about 30 to 35 days on the skins with a submerged cap, 31 °C. 30 months in large casks. About 3,600 bottles, 340 magnums and 50 double magnums.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

Released for the first time in 2020 to mark the estate's centenary. The vines were selected by massal selection from the best plants of Bricco Fiasco; the family has held the vineyard for over 30 years.

## Tasting notes

Black cherries, wild berries and plums with menthol, sage and saline notes. Energy, grace and vigor.