# Gabutti (Franco Boasso - Gabutti)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Franco Boasso - Gabutti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/franco-boasso-gabutti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/franco-boasso-gabutti-gabutti).

- **Producer:** Franco Boasso - Gabutti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Gabutti
- **Production area:** Serralunga d'Alba (MGA Gabutti)
- **Soil:** Calcareous
- **Exposure:** West-south west / west
- **Harvest:** October; hand-picked, yield 80 quintals per hectare
- **Vineyard planting:** 0.54 ha (5,400 m2), planted 2002; 4,250 vines per hectare, 0.90 x 2.60 m, rootstock 420A-SO4, Guyot; altitude 350 m
- **Vinification:** Fermentation in steel at 28-30 C with pumping over, then about 15 days of submerged-cap maceration; aged 36 months in 10 hl oak barrels, then steel before bottling; not filtered. About 3,900 bottles.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

Barolo from the Gabutti MGA in Serralunga d'Alba, made only from the best grapes of the 0.54 ha vineyard and aged three years in 10 hl oak.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red, not too dark, with garnet reflections. Classic nose of wood tar, spice and black cherries in alcohol, with a hint of roses and violets. Intense, ripe palate of raspberry and cherry, with burnt wood and ash; dense, ripe tannins.

## Food pairings

Meat, game, aged cheeses