# Bricco San Biagio (San Biagio)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [San Biagio](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/san-biagio.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/san-biagio-bricco-san-biagio).

- **Producer:** San Biagio
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Bricco San Biagio
- **Production area:** Bricco San Biagio, La Morra (six-hectare single-block vineyard)
- **Soil:** Diano d'Alba sandstone mixed with Sant'Agata marls
- **Exposure:** East-South-East
- **Harvest:** Towards the beginning of October, by hand; usually early
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1965; average altitude 270 m
- **Vinification:** Cold static maceration for 36 hours, fermentation at 26 °C for about 20 days with frequent punching down, then over a month of maceration with the cap submerged. 30 months in large Slavonian oak vats, part of it on the lees, then 12 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 °C; balloon glass; pleasant young, can age 30-40 years according to the producer
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Barolo from the six-hectare Bricco San Biagio vineyard in La Morra, aged 30 months in large Slavonian oak and a year in bottle.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red, garnet with age. Cherry in alcohol, wild rose, plum jam, face powder and peach stone against cedar, licorice and dark chocolate; eucalyptus, resin and menthol. Long, silky tannins, cherry in syrup, licorice and chocolate powder, tobacco and goudron on the finish.

## Food pairings

Structured first courses, red meats and game, medium and long-aged cheeses, dark chocolate.