# Carpegna (Enrico Serafino)

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

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Carpegna
- **Production area:** Carpegna vineyard, Serralunga d'Alba.
- **Soil:** Clay-limestone, with younger soil formed of typical Sant'Agata fossil marls.
- **Exposure:** South and southwest facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines around 35 years old, yields around 6,500 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 18 days, then ages about 25 months in barrels of varying sizes.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Storage:** Can age 20 to 25 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Carpegna sits within Serralunga d'Alba on younger, fossil-marl soil, which the estate says gives this Barolo a more open and welcoming character than its other wines from the same commune.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with light garnet reflections, a broad, varied bouquet where small red fruit alternates with liquorice and spice and merges with the violet typical of Nebbiolo, and a broad, persistent palate where firm tannins give way to freshness and elegance, promising a long evolution in bottle.

## Food pairings

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