# Villero (Boroli)

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

- **Producer:** Boroli
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Villero
- **Production area:** Villero cru in Castiglione Falletto; 0.77 hectares; altitude 280-300 m
- **Soil:** Clayey and calcareous, marly-clayey-silty substrate about 1 m deep on the marl that holds moisture (sand 15%, silt 60%, clay 25%)
- **Exposure:** South and South-West
- **Harvest:** Mid-October
- **Vineyard planting:** 0.77 ha; average vine age 40 years (35 on the vineyards page); Kober rootstock, 4500 vines/ha
- **Vinification:** Hand harvest in small crates. Destemming and crushing, alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel for 10-12 days at controlled temperature, then submerged-cap maceration for 20-25 days; malolactic fermentation in small barrels at controlled temperature. Ageing in large oak barrels (225-500-1000 L) for 18 months, then at least 1 year in bottle before release. Separate picks by micro-parcel, blended in June-July. Alcohol 14.0%.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Barolo from the Villero cru in Castiglione Falletto, first made as a pure cru in 1997, structured, long-lived and classic.

## Tasting notes

Brilliant garnet red. Persistent aroma of ripe red fruit, plums and cherries opening to spice. Rich palate with a good presence of smooth tannins; built to keep.