# Sterlotti (Pelassa)

> Red, Roero Riserva DOCG by [Pelassa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pelassa.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pelassa-sterlotti).

- **Producer:** Pelassa
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Roero Riserva DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Sterlotti
- **Production area:** MGA Sterlotti, Montà d'Alba (CN), 340 m a.s.l.
- **Soil:** sandy/gravelly
- **Harvest:** by hand around the beginning of October
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, 4900 vines per hectare
- **Vinification:** Traditional vinification with spontaneous fermentation in wooden vats for about 15 days at 26°C. Destemmed and soft-crushed, the must is pumped over with the dèlestage system. After malolactic fermentation, aged in Austrian oak barrels for approximately 12 months with regular top-ups and tasting tests.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-28



## Summary

A single-vineyard Roero Riserva DOCG from the Sterlotti MGA in Montà d'Alba, 100% Nebbiolo, aged about 12 months in Austrian oak. The grapes come from a sandy/gravelly-soil vineyard, giving the wine structure and elegant verticality.