# Briccolina (Enrico Serafino)

> Red, Barolo DOCG Riserva by [Enrico Serafino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/enrico-serafino.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/enrico-serafino-briccolina).

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG Riserva
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Briccolina
- **Production area:** Briccolina vineyard, Serralunga d'Alba.
- **Soil:** Clay-limestone.
- **Exposure:** South and southwest facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines around 80 years old, yields around 6,000 kg/ha, 100% hand-harvested, farmed with sustainable viticulture.
- **Vinification:** Hand-sorted bunches are chilled with dry ice to limit oxidation and sulphite use, then destemmed, hand-sorted again and gently crushed with no use of screw augers. The must ferments in temperature-controlled steel tanks and oak vats with an extended, délestage-aided maceration partly on submerged cap for over 28 days, then ages about 28 months in medium oak barrels.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Storage:** Can age 20 to 25 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Briccolina, named for the hilltop vineyard it comes from in Serralunga d'Alba, is the estate's most powerful and austere Barolo, released as a Riserva from its oldest vines.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with garnet reflections, a broad, intense and complex nose of blackberry, liquorice, tobacco, spice, coffee bean and faded rose with clear Nebbiolo character, and a broad, multi-faceted, dry, full-bodied, elegant palate with fine, plentiful tannins and a long finish.

## Food pairings

Game, roasts and aged cheeses, also enjoyed after dinner.