# Cerretta (Schiavenza)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Schiavenza](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/schiavenza.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/schiavenza-cerretta).

- **Producer:** Schiavenza
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Cerretta
- **Production area:** MGA Cerretta, Serralunga d'Alba, 380 to 400 m above sea level, 0.85 ha
- **Soil:** Limestone, tufa and sand
- **Harvest:** By hand, second half of October
- **Vineyard planting:** traditional Guyot, 4,000 vines per hectare; average vine age 25 to 35 years
- **Vinification:** Fermentation and maceration in concrete vats of 3,000 to 5,000 litres at 25 to 27 C, with two pump-overs a day. Racked several times into steel tanks, then at least 18 months in Slavonian oak barrels and at least six months in bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Single-vineyard Barolo from the MGA Cerretta in Serralunga d'Alba, 0.85 hectares at 380 to 400 m.

## Tasting notes

full and luminous garnet colour, a bewitching olfactory profile and a unique persistence, revealing potency and pure energy for long ageing.