# San Rocco (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-san-rocco).

- **Producer:** San Biagio
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** San Rocco
- **Production area:** San Rocco, Serralunga d'Alba (highest part of the main ridge, beside the road)
- **Soil:** Sant'Agata marl
- **Exposure:** South-West
- **Harvest:** Mid-October, by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 2002; average altitude 300 m
- **Vinification:** Cold static maceration for 24 hours, fermentation at 26 °C with frequent punching down for about 20 days, then a month of maceration with the cap submerged. About two and a half years in oak (first 18 months in second- and third-passage barrels, then a year in small Slavonian barrels), then a year in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 °C; balloon glass; ages 10-20 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Barolo from the San Rocco vineyard on the Serralunga d'Alba ridge, spicy and intense with jam and chocolate tones.

## Tasting notes

Intense, brilliant ruby red. Black fruit jam, currant, blackberry, blueberry and cherry, licorice, toasted chocolate and caramel, violet and rose, resin and lacquer; goudron, tobacco and leather in older wines. Harmonious, silky palate with soft tannins and good alcohol.

## Food pairings

Structured first courses, duck and guinea fowl with caramelised fruit or bitter chocolate, red meats and game, medium and long-aged cheeses.