# Barolo (Boeri Vini)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Boeri Vini](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/boeri-alfonso.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/boeri-vini-barolo).

- **Producer:** Boeri Vini
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Castiglione Falletto
- **Soil:** Calcareous base, mixed clay
- **Exposure:** South/south-east
- **Harvest:** Manual harvest in the 4th week of September
- **Vineyard planting:** About 50 year-old vines, Guyot, 5,500 kg per hectare
- **Vinification:** Mashing in stainless steel at a controlled 24 °C, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, maceration about 3 weeks until the end of alcoholic fermentation. Racked into French oak; malolactic fermentation and tartaric stabilisation in wood. Aged 30 months in 500, 600 and 1,200 litre wood. The shop describes a four-year refinement: 24 months in 500-litre barrels, 12 months in steel, 12 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20 °C, in large-surface glasses
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, dry with a rich fragrance and vigorous tannins that need time. 15.5% vol; the shop lists vintages 2017, 2018 and 2019.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red reflections. Clean, intense nose of withered flowers, spices, dry leaves and undergrowth; full body. Aromatic notes: liquorice, violet, undergrowth.

## Food pairings

Red meat dishes and medium to long-aged cheeses, or conversation at the end of a meal: herb-based stracotto.