# La Volta (Azienda Agricola Stra)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Azienda Agricola Stra](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/stra.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/azienda-agricola-stra-la-volta).

- **Producer:** Azienda Agricola Stra
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** La Volta
- **Production area:** Vineyards in the municipality of Barolo
- **Soil:** Slightly less clayey
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Mid October
- **Vinification:** Destemming and crushing, fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks for about 3 weeks. Soft pressing; malolactic fermentation happens naturally after the first racking. After a couple of months, ageing in barrel for 36 months.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A Barolo from old vines in the La Volta MGA in the municipality of Barolo, aged 36 months in barrel. Drinkable now, and made for long ageing.

## Tasting notes

Garnet red with ruby reflections. Intense scent with a wide range of ripe fruit such as plum and blackberry, then a harmony of spices. Robust, warm, full and velvety on the palate, not too persistent, never invasive, with evident notes of tobacco and coffee.