Red

Meriame

By Brandini, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Brandini Meriame

A Serralunga d'Alba Barolo from the Meriame MGA, made in about 1,000 bottles. The producer says it benefits from bottle ageing to soften the austerity of youth.

Tasting notes

Aroma: intense, elegant, sometimes with a touch of reduction for longevity. Palate: elegant, aromatic and fresh with soft but persistent tannins. Colour: garnet.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Meriame
Production area
Serralunga d'Alba, Meriame MGA
Vinification
90% whole bunch fermentation. Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel, rarely pumped over, which with the low amount of must prolongs extraction of colour and structure from the skins. Malolactic conversion in stainless steel before the wine goes into wood. Aged in large wooden botti for around 24 months; returned to stainless steel in the spring after wood ageing and bottled the following June; kept in the cellar a minimum of 18 months before release.

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