# Vigna Pressenda (Conterno Fantino)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Conterno Fantino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/conterno-fantino.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/conterno-fantino-vigna-pressenda).

- **Producer:** Conterno Fantino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Castelletto
- **Production area:** Vineyards in the zone of Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Subsoil: Lequio Formation. Soil: white, silt with sand, highly calcareous
- **Exposure:** south-east
- **Harvest:** Hand-picked around mid-October at optimal ripeness
- **Vineyard planting:** planted 1969, 1986, 2007 and 2012; Guyot training; density 4,500 to 5,000 vines per ha; slope 30%; altitude 340 to 360 m above sea level; yield 5.5 to 6 t/ha (37 to 40 hl/ha)
- **Vinification:** Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation in wood. Ageing: French oak of various dimensions
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

Barolo from the Pressenda vineyard in the Castelletto cru, 100% Nebbiolo aged in French oak. First vintage 2013, about 6,000 bottles.
