# San Lorenzo (Fratelli Alessandria)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Fratelli Alessandria](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/fratelli-alessandria.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/fratelli-alessandria-san-lorenzo).

- **Producer:** Fratelli Alessandria
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** San Lorenzo di Verduno
- **Production area:** Verduno (San Lorenzo di Verduno vineyard)
- **Soil:** Limestone and silt
- **Exposure:** South, 240-260 metres
- **Harvest:** By hand, in October
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 4,500 vines per hectare. Average vine age about 30 years. Total area 0.8 hectares.
- **Vinification:** Fermentation and maceration: 22-30 days in stainless steel at 28-30C. Ageing: around 3 years in 20-40 hectolitre Slavonian and French oak casks, 2 months in stainless steel and at least 6 months in bottle. Bottled at the start of the 4th year after harvest.
- **Storage:** Ageing potential 15-30 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

From a hill next to Monvigliero with similar soil but slightly lower, gentler ground; the producer considers it finer and more feminine than its neighbour. First bottled as a single cru in 1997.

## Tasting notes

Complex and balanced, bringing out the floral character typical of Nebbiolo; the palate is elegant and harmonious, with tannins that are usually sweet and smooth.