# Barolo (Bricco Carlina)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Bricco Carlina](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-carlina.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/bricco-carlina-barolo).

- **Producer:** Bricco Carlina
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Several small vineyards, Grinzane Cavour
- **Soil:** Calcareous-clay
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked in baskets in October
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines between 7 and 45 years old, Guyot training
- **Vinification:** Fermentation about 3 weeks in stainless steel with regular pumping over, including pre-fermentation maceration; post-fermentation maceration on the skins for 30 to 60 days using the submerged cap method; malolactic fermentation straight after. Aged about 20 months in large Slavonian oak casks, then 12 months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

The estate's classic Barolo, blended from small Grinzane Cavour vineyards with vines aged 7 to 45 years.

## Tasting notes

Intense garnet red. Delicate but intense nose of ripe red fruits and fine spices. Elegant palate with rose, cherry, chalk and white pepper, fresh with vibrant, vertical acidity. Round, silky, persistent tannins; harmony from grapes of different exposures and soils.

## Food pairings

Stewed meat, game, roasts, strong and mature cheeses.