# Tovasacco (Enrico Serafino)

> Red, Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC by [Enrico Serafino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/enrico-serafino.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/enrico-serafino-tovasacco).

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Canale, Priocca and Alba communes.
- **Soil:** Clay-sandy.
- **Exposure:** South, southwest and southeast facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines 15 to 30 years old, yields around 9,000 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 for over 20 days, then ages 12 months in medium oak barrels of 2,500 to 4,000 litres.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Storage:** Can age 5 to 7 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A Nebbiolo d'Alba the estate calls an expression of both the grape and the sandy Roero soils it grows on around Canale.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with garnet reflections, an elegant, broad nose of small red fruit and floral aromas with spice and coffee notes, and a fine, elegant, medium-to-full-bodied and well-balanced palate with pleasant tannins and an appealing finish.

## Food pairings

Pasta, soup, meats, seasonal dishes and medium-aged cheeses.