# Essenze (Vite Colte)

> Red, Barolo del Comune di Monforte d'Alba DOCG by [Vite Colte](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/vite-colte.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/vite-colte-essenze-4).

- **Producer:** Vite Colte
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo del Comune di Monforte d'Alba DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Municipality of Monforte d'Alba, at altitudes between 370 and 480 metres above sea level.
- **Soil:** Marine sedimentary origin dating to the Piedmont Tertiary Basin, sedimentary calcareous clay marl alternating with sand or sandstone, with a prevalence of Diano Sandstone.
- **Vinification:** Alcoholic fermentation follows harvest, with maceration on skins for about 20 days. Malolactic fermentation takes place in steel. The wine ages in small oak barrels for 24 months, followed by a further twelve months in the bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A single-commune Barolo from Monforte d'Alba, grown on Diano Sandstone soils and aged 24 months in oak.

## Tasting notes

Colour: red, tending towards garnet. Bouquet: intense and complex, with notes of dried flowers such as rose and violet, and spices like vanilla and tobacco. Palate: dry and warm with good body, a long finish of ripe fruit and berries joined by balsamic notes.