# Sorì Paradiso (Villa Doria)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Villa Doria](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/villa-doria.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/villa-doria-sori-paradiso).

- **Producer:** Villa Doria
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Sorì Paradiso
- **Production area:** Paradiso vineyard, part of the Sorì Cappallotto area of Serralunga d'Alba, wholly owned by the Lanzavecchia family; the hill rises steeply from the cellars
- **Soil:** Limestone marl of sedimentary origin with a good percentage of quartz
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Hand-harvested
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, about 4,500 vines per hectare, yields around 45 hl; average vine age 15 years
- **Vinification:** Hand harvest, destemming and gentle crushing; fermentation in stainless steel at up to 28 °C; 25 to 28 days on the skins; spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Aged at least about 20 months in Slavonian oak barrels, then in tanks, 38 months in total.
- **Serving temperature:** 20 °C; open the bottle an hour before serving
- **Storage:** Ready to drink 5 years after harvest; ageing potential of at least 25 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Single-vineyard Barolo from the estate's Paradiso hill, vinified separately in the most successful vintages. Alcohol 13 to 14.5% vol.

## Tasting notes

Ruby red with garnet highlights. Intense, complex nose of rose, violet, cherry in alcohol, liquorice, tar and truffle. Dense structure of noble tannins, austere, powerful and full-bodied, with a long finish and a mineral note.

## Food pairings

Full-flavoured red meat dishes, aged cheeses, truffle dishes.