# Nubiola (Pelissero)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Pelissero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pelissero.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pelissero-nubiola).

- **Producer:** Pelissero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Six small plots across Treiso, Barbaresco and Neive
- **Soil:** A mix of soils from different parts of the Barbaresco area
- **Exposure:** East, south and west depending on the plot
- **Harvest:** Planted 1980 to 2004, Guyot, 5,000 vines per hectare, 200 to 400 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Fermented in temperature-controlled steel tanks with periodic mechanical punch-downs, then aged in a mix of small barrels and large 50 hl oak casks, balanced according to the vintage.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

The estate's entry-level Barbaresco, blended from six small plots and first made in 2001; the name Nubiola is an old word for Nebbiolo.

## Tasting notes

Lively, inviting ruby red. Floral and fruity notes from ripe red fruit to medicinal herbs. Soft, savoury and velvety, with a note of sweetness and roundness from ripe grapes and a slightly dry, astringent finish typical of Nebbiolo.