# Starda (Paitin)

> Red, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo by [Paitin](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/paitin.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/paitin-starda).

- **Producer:** Paitin
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Serraboella di Neive e Ca Veja di Alba - Langhe
- **Soil:** Marly limestone of the Marne di Sant'Agata fossili sabbiose (in Serraboella) and Arenarie di Diano (in Ca Veja)
- **Exposure:** South-West in Serraboella at 250-270 masl, East in Ca Veja at 280-320 masl
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, planted 1980
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and pressed, then ferments and macerates 3 to 6 weeks in stainless steel. Aged 6 months to 1 year in 25-50 hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels about 15 years old.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-28


## Summary

Starda takes its name from an ancient family of notaries and a small street at the foot of Serraboella. It blends Nebbiolo from the lower, sandier parts of Serraboella and, in recent years, the sandier part of Ca Veja; the Starda name first appeared on a label in 2013 to distinguish it from the Ca Veja bottling.

## Tasting notes

The 'Starda' Langhe Nebbiolo exhibits a luminous ruby-garnet, with complex aromas of dried rose petals, tar, and wild berries. On the palate, it is powerful yet graceful, with assertive tannins and a profound, mineral-driven persistence.