# Per Elen (Cascina Adelaide)

> Red, Barolo Riserva DOCG by [Cascina Adelaide](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-adelaide.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-adelaide-per-elen).

- **Producer:** Cascina Adelaide
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo Riserva DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Preda, Cannubi
- **Production area:** Grapes from the Preda and Cannubi vineyards (in the Barolo commune)
- **Soil:** Preda: Tortonian, whitish tufa-type soils; Cannubi: Tortonian-Elvetian (vineyard pages)
- **Exposure:** Preda: west; Cannubi: south-south-east (vineyard pages)
- **Vineyard planting:** Trained on guyot with medium-short pruning, about 5,000 vines per hectare, yield cut to about 1.0 kg per vine by thinning bunches
- **Vinification:** Ripe grapes picked into small perforated 20 kg crates and sorted bunch by bunch; crushing within a few hours of picking. Fermentation at a controlled temperature of about 32 °C with repeated gentle pump-overs, then a long maceration of about 400 hours on average. The new wine goes into oak for spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Ageing: 48 months in oak, then time in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20 °C
- **Storage:** Keep the bottle lying down; the Riserva benefits from 15-20 years of ageing from the vintage. Analytical data: alcohol 14.5% vol, residual sugar 2 g/l, total acidity 5.4 g/l, dry extract 30 g/l.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Barolo Riserva born from the union of the Preda and Cannubi crus, dedicated by Amabile Drocco to his life partner. Aged 48 months in oak.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with broad brick-coloured reflections. The nose brings balsamic scents of medicinal herbs, incense, sweet liquorice and very ripe cherry; the palate shows a wide spectrum with tar, caramel and morello cherry. Tannins of excellent grain, velvety, powerful yet sweet, seem shaped to last indefinitely and balance the acidity perfectly. The producer calls it an exceptional synthesis of its best Barolos.

## Food pairings

Red meats and game; excellent with white truffle and blue cheeses.