# Ciabot Mentin (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-ciabot-mentin).

- **Producer:** Domenico Clerico
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Ginestra
- **Production area:** Ciabot Mentin plot in the Ginestra cru, Monforte d'Alba
- **Soil:** Clayey soil
- **Exposure:** East, 440 m above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted in 1981
- **Vinification:** Aged 16 months in barrique, then 16 months in 50 hL casks, plus about 2 additional years in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Single-vineyard Barolo from the Ciabot Mentin plot in the Ginestra cru, Monforte d'Alba, one of the vineyards the estate acquired in this cru in the years following its first Bussia purchase.

## Tasting notes

Named after the 'Ciabot', a house among the vines used as a shelter for tools, and 'Mentin', the previous owner of the plot; the plot has kept the name of the earlier owner by tradition.