# Barolo (Cascina Bongiovanni)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Cascina Bongiovanni](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-bongiovanni.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-bongiovanni-barolo).

- **Producer:** Cascina Bongiovanni
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Production area:** Serralunga d'Alba, Castiglione Falletto and Diano d'Alba (about 2 ha)
- **Soil:** Clay with a high silt content
- **Exposure:** East / south-east
- **Harvest:** Early October
- **Vineyard planting:** Low-trained Guyot; average vine age 20-30 years; 4,000 vines per hectare; maximum yield 80 quintals per hectare, reduced by bunch thinning
- **Vinification:** Grapes from the three vineyards are crushed and fermented together; skin maceration in a horizontal stainless-steel fermenter for about 10-12 days, with daily pump-overs. Aged 18 months in 225-litre barriques (30-50% new oak depending on the vintage), then 6-12 months in stainless steel before bottling. No clarification or filtration.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

A Barolo blended from three vineyards in three communes, about 2 hectares in all, aged 18 months in barriques. 10,000 bottles, also in 1.5-litre magnum; alcohol 14 to 14.5%.

## Tasting notes

Colour: garnet red. Aromas: a distinctive elegance on the nose, with fresh fruity notes reminiscent of raspberry.

## Food pairings

Pasta with meat ragu, white and red meats, medium to long-aged cheeses.