# Giotto (Isolabella della Croce)

> Red, Piemonte DOC Pinot Noir by [Isolabella della Croce](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/isolabella-della-croce.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/isolabella-della-croce-giotto).

- **Producer:** Isolabella della Croce
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Piemonte DOC Pinot Noir
- **Grape:** Pinot Noir 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** La Vela
- **Production area:** Loazzolo, in the Asti hills
- **Exposure:** South
- **Vineyard planting:** 'La Vela' vineyard, 480 m altitude, south-facing towards the Val Bormida, a natural amphitheatre set in the woods; planted 2007 with the low-yielding French clone 'Trefen', 11,000 vines per hectare; first vintage 2016; yield 35 quintals per hectare.
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested, only ripe bunches, picked over several passes. After a first fermentation in steel and malolactic fermentation also in steel, the wine moves to barriques and tonneaux to bring out its character.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

Giotto is a pure Pinot Noir, a specific cru made from 2016, born in Loazzolo in the Asti hills, in the 'Vela' vineyard.

## Tasting notes

Giotto is built on finesse and Pinot Noir's most extreme elegance, with fine balance and linearity from a light yet very persistent structure typical of this particular Pinot Noir clone.

## Food pairings

Pinot Noir's versatility works with a wide range of dishes, from simple starters to hearty salads, pasta and fish such as smoked salmon, and with more structured white meats like pork loin or chicken cacciatore with roasted vegetables, or red meats such as veal steaks or venison.