# Parafada (Casa E. di Mirafiore)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Casa E. di Mirafiore](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/casa-e-di-mirafiore.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/casa-e-di-mirafiore-parafada).

- **Producer:** Casa E. di Mirafiore
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Parafada
- **Production area:** MGA Parafada, Serralunga d'Alba (the estate owns 1.6322 ha within the 7.9212 ha MGA, up to 350m a.s.l.)
- **Soil:** Clay-limestone, no skeleton, fertile and particularly deep with highly disintegrated stratiform deposits
- **Exposure:** South-west and south-east
- **Harvest:** Half October
- **Vineyard planting:** Mixed Guyot with bow-tied fruiting head, 4,000-5,000 plants/ha; historic vineyard planted 1975 from mass-selection plants
- **Vinification:** Harvested grapes ferment whole-bunch in 500-litre wooden barrels, alternating destemmed and whole-bunch layers, with light punch-downs; the process lasts about three weeks before racking, with part of the must finishing fermentation off the skins, then malolactic fermentation in the same barrels.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Single-vineyard Barolo from the MGA Parafada cru, certified organic, one of the oldest terroirs of the Langhe. Matures 20-24 months in tonneaux and then in ceramic amphorae before bottling. The estate's 2020-vintage sheet lists 700 bottles produced.

## Tasting notes

Intense, bright garnet red. Notes of wild strawberry and small red fruits, spicy hints of black pepper. Vibrant and enveloping on the palate, with a dense, balanced tannic texture and long persistence.