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Marello

Marello

Marello is a family farm run by Raffaella and Maurizio Marello at Oriolo, the oldest hamlet of Montelupo Albese, between Diano d'Alba and Sinio on the right bank of the Talloria stream. The core is a Dolcetto vineyard that belonged to Maurizio and Raffaella's maternal grandfather and his brothers, planted in the mid-1950s, with some rows over a century old. Nebbiolo, Barbera and the white Nascetta were added over the years, and Arneis arrived with the 2025 harvest. Vineyards face south-west on steep slopes, and the estate takes part in The Green Experience sustainability project and belongs to FIVI, the independent growers' association. Montelupo Albese is a small village in the Langhe hills of the Cuneo province, within reach of Alba, where the family pours at the Saturday Mercato della Terra.

At a glance

Region
Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Oriolo 5, 12050 Montelupo Albese (CN)
Tours
Available
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
7
Website
https://aziendagricolamarello.wordpress.com/

Visits & tastings

Visits to the cellar at Oriolo are arranged by phone or email, and the family also pours at the Saturday market in Alba.

Tours

  • Cellar visit · on request

Good to know

  • Book by phone or email; home delivery and shipping available
  • Mercato della Terra (Slow Food), Alba: Saturday 8:00 to 13:00, Piazza Pertinace / San Giovanni

Contact

Wines from Marello

  • Barbera d'Alba: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Single-variety Barbera from the family's own vineyard in Montelupo Albese, aged for some months in steel and wood. Alcohol 14 to 15% vol depending on vintage.
  • Barbera d'Alba Superiore: Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC, Barbera, Red. The Superiore tier of the estate's Barbera, listed alongside the standard Barbera d'Alba on the current range. A 2021 vintage was reviewed by Wein.plus.
  • Dolcetto d'Alba: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. Single-variety Dolcetto from the family's old vineyards in Montelupo Albese, fermented and aged in steel. Alcohol 13 to 14% vol depending on vintage.
  • Langhe Arneis: Langhe DOC Arneis, Arneis, White. White from the native Arneis grape, new with the 2025 harvest.
  • Langhe Nascetta: Langhe DOC Nascetta, Nascetta 100%, White. Single-variety white from the native Nascetta grape, grown at the family's Montelupo Albese vineyard and made in steel. Alcohol 12.5 to 13% vol depending on vintage.
  • Langhe Rosato: Langhe DOC Rosato, Nebbiolo 100%, Rosé. Rosé made from 100% Nebbiolo, first made with the 2024 harvest.
  • Nebbiolo d'Alba: Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Single-variety Nebbiolo from the family's vineyard in Corneliano d'Alba, aged about a year in steel and partly in oak barriques. Alcohol 14 to 15% vol depending on vintage.