Barolo Perno 2022

The Barolo DOCG 'Perno' by Paolo Giordano represents one of the most exciting and authentic micro-artisanal debuts in Monforte d'Alba. Founded in 2015 when Paolo left his industrial programming career to pursue his winemaking passion, the estate also revived the historical legacy of his wife Ileana's family, the Seghesio brothers of Perno (Barolo producers from 1939 to 1984). Debuting with the 2018 vintage, this wine originates from estate vines in the famed 'Perno' cru of Monforte d'Alba, where sandy-marl soils impart both Monforte's signature structural muscle and a soaring, aromatic complexity.

Cellar practices favor pure, low-intervention traditionalism: spontaneous fermentations driven by native yeasts, skin macerations tailored dynamically to each vintage's potential, and extended maturation in large oak casks followed by bottle aging. Produced in micro-quantities within a boutique total production, Paolo Giordano's Barolo Perno emerges as an honest, deeply layered red—marrying dark cherry fruit, balsam, and wild spice with fine-grained, noble tannins built for long-term cellaring.