# Sottocastello di Novello Riserva (Le Ginestre)

> Red, Barolo Riserva DOCG by [Le Ginestre](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/le-ginestre.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/le-ginestre-sottocastello-di-novello-riserva).

- **Producer:** Le Ginestre
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo Riserva DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Sottocastello di Novello
- **Production area:** Novello, "Sottocastello di Novello" zone, average altitude 400 m
- **Soil:** Quite deep, well-drained, medium-consistency limestone
- **Exposure:** South to south-east
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1999 and 2002; 4,500 vines per hectare, espalier training, Guyot pruning
- **Vinification:** On the skins with daily pumping over; maceration prolonged for several days after alcoholic fermentation by immersing the cap. After several rackings, malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, then oak casks by the end of the year for three years before bottling, followed by a year of bottle ageing before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Riserva from the same Sottocastello di Novello vineyard as the Barolo, with three years in oak and one year in bottle before release.

## Tasting notes

Deep, bright ruby red with slight orangey highlights; clean, ample nose of violet, vanilla, cinnamon, sweet tobacco and liquorice; full, very structured, smooth and slightly dry, with a persistent, pleasant, spicy finish. Structure and polyphenolic richness give it exceptional longevity.