# Vecchie Vigne (Paitin)

> Red, Barbaresco Riserva DOCG by [Paitin](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/paitin.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/paitin-vecchie-vigne).

- **Producer:** Paitin
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco Riserva DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Sorì Paitin
- **Production area:** Serraboella, Neive (CN) - Langhe
- **Soil:** Sand and marl stratification known as Formazioni di Lequio
- **Exposure:** South-West, 290-310 meters above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, planted 1953-1980; the plot is a selezione massale carried out by Secondo Pasquero Elia between 1948 and 1953. The name Vecchie Vigne was given in 1999 once the vines passed 45 years of age.
- **Vinification:** Destemmed and pressed, then ferments and macerates 3 to 6 weeks in stainless steel, finishing maceration with the traditional submerged-cap technique. Aged around 30 months, or up to 3 full years when structure allows, in 25-50 hectolitre Slavonian and Austrian oak barrels about 15 years old. Only one barrel of this wine is produced per year.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-29



## Summary

Vecchie Vigne is Paitin's old-vine Barbaresco Riserva from the Sorì Paitin plot in Serraboella, made from a selezione massale planted by Secondo Pasquero Elia between 1948 and 1953. Only one barrel is produced each year.

## Tasting notes

Producer's note on the 2015 vintage: an extremely dynamic expression of the Vecchie Vigne, robust and nervous, light in colour and immediate on the nose, showing the grit of the vintage on the palate.