# Oesio (Enrico Serafino)

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

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Roero DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Oesio
- **Production area:** Oesio vineyard, Canale.
- **Soil:** Sandy-clay.
- **Exposure:** South, southwest and southeast facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines 15 to 30 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 chilled must ferments in temperature-controlled oak vats with an extended, délestage-aided maceration partly on submerged cap for over 25 days, then ages 18 months mostly in medium oak barrels of 2,500 to 4,000 litres with a small part in barriques.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Storage:** Can age 10 to 15 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A single-vineyard Roero from the Oesio site in Canale, made only in exceptional years and in small volumes, which the estate says shows Nebbiolo's finer, more elegant side on this sandy-clay soil.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with faint orange reflections, an intense, elegant nose of red fruit and floral aromas with clear Nebbiolo character, spice and coffee notes, and a fine, elegant, medium-to-structured, well-balanced palate with pleasant tannins and a long finish.

## Food pairings

Porcini risotto, braised meats, aged cheeses and truffle dishes, with dark chocolate to finish; a meditation wine.