# Pernanno (Francesco Sobrero)

> Red, Barolo Riserva DOCG by [Francesco Sobrero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/francesco-sobrero.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/francesco-sobrero-pernanno).

- **Producer:** Francesco Sobrero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo Riserva DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo (70% Michet, 20% Rosé, 10% Lampia)
- **Cru / vineyard:** Pernanno
- **Production area:** Castiglione Falletto (CN), Pernanno cru, 1 hectare
- **Soil:** Sandy-rocky with calcareous veins
- **Exposure:** South-east, 350 m altitude
- **Vineyard planting:** Spurred cordon Guyot, 4,000 vines/ha; average vine age 75 years, planted 1946; yield about 45 quintals/ha.
- **Vinification:** Fermentation and maceration at controlled temperature in steel, submerged cap, for about 50 days, with manual and automatic pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation in steel; aged at least 36 months in large oak barrels (about 25 hl), Slavonian oak per the estate cellar. Bottled unfiltered.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Barolo DOCG Riserva from the Pernanno cru in Castiglione Falletto, first made in 1993 (as riserva from 1998) from a single hectare of vines planted in 1946.

## Tasting notes

Bright, luminous ruby. Aromas led by wild notes, hints of leather, bouquet garni, cocoa, face powder, opening onto warmer, more evolved notes of dried mushroom, humus, dog rose. Broad, rich, structured palate with firm tannic backbone, real depth and persistence, a wide expression of fruit, marked earthiness, and returning notes of cocoa and leather, with a lively final acidity giving length and persistence.

## Food pairings

Beef braised in Barolo, red meat and game, aged cheese.