# Sanavento (Enrico Serafino)

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

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Barbaresco, Neive and Alba communes.
- **Soil:** Clay-limestone.
- **Exposure:** South and southwest facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines 20 to 25 years old, yields around 8,000 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 with an extended, délestage-aided maceration partly on submerged cap for over 20 days, then ages about 20 months in medium oak barrels of 2,500 to 4,000 litres.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Storage:** Can age 10 to 15 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A blended-vineyard Barbaresco the estate describes as harmonious and elegant, its velvety tannins and soft acidity shaped by a careful fermentation that keeps the grape character intact.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with garnet reflections, a broad and pleasant nose of liquorice, tobacco, spice, leather and dried rose, and a fine, velvety, well-balanced palate with velvety tannins and a long, elegant finish.

## Food pairings

Game, roasts, aged cheeses and truffle dishes.