# Essenze (Vite Colte)

> Red, Barolo del Comune di Barolo 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).

- **Producer:** Vite Colte
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo del Comune di Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Municipality of Barolo, at altitudes between 280 and 380 metres above sea level.
- **Soil:** Marine sedimentary origin dating to the Piedmont Tertiary Basin, sedimentary calcareous clay marl, alternating layers of marl and sand or sandstone, with a prevalence of Sant'Agata Marl.
- **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 six months in the bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A single-commune Barolo from the municipality of Barolo, aged 24 months in small oak barrels.

## Tasting notes

Colour: red, tending towards garnet. Bouquet: intense and complex, with notes of violet, vanilla, tobacco and goudron. Palate: dry and warm, with great body and structure, a lingering persistent finish of ripe black and red fruit and an evident balsamic note.