# Priore (Cantine Povero)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Cantine Povero](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cantine-povero.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/priore-barolo-docg).

- **Producer:** Cantine Povero
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Langhe
- **Soil:** Silt, clay and skeleton
- **Harvest:** Long ripening, often lasting until the first weeks of November.
- **Vineyard planting:** Espalier training with guyot pruning
- **Vinification:** Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 26°C for 12 to 15 days; ageing in oak barrels.
- **Serving temperature:** 18°C
- **Storage:** Best within 8 to 10 years of the harvest
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Barolo, 2021 vintage, 14.5% alcohol, aged in oak; Priore means "the chosen one". The 2019 vintage won gold at Mundus Vini.

## Tasting notes

Intense garnet red. Violet, wild rose, elder, cinnamon, aniseed, leather and tar, with truffle, dried mushroom and hazelnut. Warm, dry, earthy and full on the palate; powerful tannins balanced by lively acidity.

## Food pairings

Roast goose, pork cheek in Barolo, truffle tagliatelle, stew, game, blue cheeses such as Castelmagno, hard cheeses such as Toma.