# Sottocastello di Novello Riserva (Ca' Viola)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Ca' Viola](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ca-viola.md), Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ca-viola-sottocastello-di-novello-riserva).

- **Producer:** Ca' Viola
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Sottocastello di Novello
- **Production area:** Sottocastello di Novello vineyard, Novello, 1.89 hectares
- **Soil:** Substrate of grey-whitish clayey-silty marls (Marne di S. Agata Fossili) with layers of grey-brown or yellowish sands and sandstones (Arenarie di Diano d'Alba) above; soil clayey-sandy, little evolved, pale, moderately calcareous, alkaline pH
- **Exposure:** South-East, about 420 m average altitude
- **Harvest:** First to second ten days of October
- **Vineyard planting:** 5,000 vines per hectare, Guyot, 55 quintals per hectare, average vine age 20 years; manure and green manure, copper and sulphur, mechanical weeding
- **Vinification:** No selected yeasts; 15 to 20 days of fermentation in unglazed concrete tanks; 25 to 30 days of maceration with submerged cap; about 36 months in large oak casks, 12 months in ceramic amphorae and about 24 months in bottle; not filtered; about 1,800 bottles a year
- **Serving temperature:** 14-15°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

The estate's second Barolo "riserva" after the 2006 vintage: a small number of bottles from a selection of a few rows, with a label by Gianni Gallo.

## Tasting notes

Dark, intense, clear garnet. Cherry, raspberry, floral and citrus notes, violet, dog rose and liquorice. Powerful, dense and structured with fine tannin; tonic and substantial, very savoury, fresh and persistent.