# Pasinot (Le Strette)

> White, Langhe DOC Nas-cëtta del Comune di Novello by [Le Strette](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/le-strette.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/le-strette-pasinot).

- **Producer:** Le Strette
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Nas-cëtta del Comune di Novello
- **Grape:** Nascetta (Nas-cëtta) 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Pasinotti
- **Production area:** Pasinotti hill, southern slope of Novello, just outside the Barolo DOCG zone; 330 to 360 m above sea level
- **Soil:** Calcareous marl on a moderately sandy, fairly loose texture
- **Exposure:** South
- **Vineyard planting:** Vertical trellis, single Guyot pruning; 5,000 vines per hectare; planted 1948 to 2016. Includes a 'collection vineyard' of about 750 vines propagated from 29 healthy old plants selected in three Novello vineyards, among them the 1948 Pasinotti parcel (the oldest Nascetta vineyard still in production)
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and crushed, cold pre-fermentation maceration, then gentle pressing. Slow, steady fermentation in stainless steel at 18°C. At least 12 months on the fine lees before bottling, then at least 6 months in bottle before release
- **Storage:** Built for ageing; the producer highlights its longevity and evolution potential
- **Award:** 100 Vini Rivelazione (Associazione Italiana Sommelier, Vitae 2027), vintage 2024, source: https://aisitalia.it/vitae-2027-i-100-migliori-vini-innovativi-rivelazione/
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-30



## Summary

The single-hill cru Nascetta from the Pasinotti slope, home of the oldest surviving Nascetta vineyard (1948), made to show the grape's structure and ageing potential.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow of good, sometimes deeper, intensity. A complex nose of flowers, acacia honey, ripe exotic fruit, citrus and aromatic herbs, occasionally with a faint flinty, reductive touch. Elegant and harmonious on the palate, with good savouriness and firm structure that promise length, personality and ageing potential

## Food pairings

Cured meats, meat starters, vegetable and fish antipasti, richer first courses, medium-aged cheeses