# Briccotto (Domenico Clerico)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Domenico Clerico](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/domenico-clerico.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/domenico-clerico-briccotto).

- **Producer:** Domenico Clerico
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Bussia
- **Production area:** Briccotto plot, Bussia Soprana (MGA Bussia), Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Sand 37.5%, loam 43.3%, clay 19.2%, high active limestone content; geological formation Marne di Sant'Agata fossils (sandy)
- **Exposure:** South, 330 m above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted in 1965; the plot was purchased in 1977 and the first vintage produced in 1978
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Single-vineyard Barolo from the Briccotto plot in the Bussia Soprana MGA, first produced in 1978 from a few rows and bottled in only 12 vintages since; today about 1,000 bottles come from the same nine rows in the years the climate allows.

## Tasting notes

Absolute elegance in a glass, with velvety tannins; a delicate Barolo.