# Roero Riserva (Cascina Val del Prete)

> Red, Roero Riserva D.O.C.G. by [Cascina Val del Prete](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cascina-val-del-prete.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cascina-val-del-prete-roero-riserva).

- **Producer:** Cascina Val del Prete
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Roero Riserva D.O.C.G.
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Priocca (CN), Roero; 250m altitude
- **Soil:** Sandy-clay, alkaline pH
- **Exposure:** South, southeast
- **Harvest:** Manual, mid-October
- **Vineyard planting:** Vertical trellis (controspalliera), Guyot pruning, 5,000 vines per ha
- **Vinification:** Alcoholic fermentation and skin contact maceration for 25-30 days, malolactic fermentation. Aged 24 months in second or third passage barrels and 12 months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

The estate's top Nebbiolo, a Roero Riserva DOCG aged 24 months in barrel and 12 in bottle, from the same south and southeast facing sandy clay vineyard as Vigna di Lino. About 800 bottles a year.

## Food pairings

Roast Piedmontese fassona beef with rosemary, game