# Roero Rosso (Casa Tallone)

> Red, Roero Rosso DOCG by [Casa Tallone](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/casa-tallone.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/casa-tallone-roero-rosso-docg).

- **Producer:** Casa Tallone
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Roero Rosso DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Vezza d'Alba, Canale (CN), 280 to 300 m
- **Vineyard planting:** Nebbiolo vines climbing the steep hills on the left bank of the Tanaro in the Roero, organically farmed, hand-picked into crates.
- **Vinification:** Native-yeast fermentation from a pied de cuve made with grapes from the estate's own vines; gentle destemming and crushing, fermentation in concrete, about 10 to 12 days on skins with few pump-overs or punch-downs; malolactic in wood, where it stays about 12 months, then about a year of bottle ageing.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Organically farmed Roero Nebbiolo, fermented in concrete and aged about 12 months in wood. Top wine in Slow Wine 2025. About 1,500 to 1,900 bottles a year, plus 54 magnums.

## Tasting notes

Ruby shading to garnet. Delicate red fruit and berries (cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry), floral violet and peppery spice. Bright, pure, intact fruit; light-footed palate with slender body and well-extracted tannin, an energetic, incisive and fun sip.

## Food pairings

Baked vegetable starters, substantial first courses, white or rare red meats including braises and roasts, game, aged cheeses.