# Sorano (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-sorano).

- **Producer:** San Biagio
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Sorano
- **Production area:** Sorano, Serralunga d'Alba (below the hamlet facing Diano d'Alba)
- **Soil:** Sant'Agata marl
- **Exposure:** South-East
- **Harvest:** Mid-October, by hand
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 2002; average altitude 280 m
- **Vinification:** Cold static maceration for 1 day, fermentation at 26 °C for 20 days with frequent punching down, then a month of maceration with the cap submerged. 30 months in Slavonian oak with natural yeast lysis kept for the first two months, then 12 months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Austere, ethereal Barolo from the Sorano vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba, 30 months in Slavonian oak.

## Tasting notes

Intense, brilliant ruby red with garnet shades. Cherry in alcohol, wild rose, plum jam, ripe blackberry, licorice, bitter chocolate, resin and rhubarb; goudron, tobacco and leather in older wines. Full, powerful palate with black berry fruit, balsamic notes and licorice; quinine, fir resin and goudron with age.

## Food pairings

Red meats and game, medium and long-aged cheeses, bitter chocolate at the end of a meal.