Red
Meriame
By Casa E. di Mirafiore, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Single-vineyard Barolo from the MGA Meriame cru, 335m above sea level, certified organic; ages about two years in 500-litre tonneaux and a further 8-10 months in ceramic amphora before bottling. The estate's 2020-vintage sheet lists 700 bottles produced.
Tasting notes
Garnet red with a light ruby nuance. Intense, enveloping nose of cherry with notes ranging from citrus to rhubarb. Fresh and balanced on the palate with a silky tannic texture.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Meriame
- Production area
- MGA Meriame, Serralunga d'Alba (the estate owns 7,718 sqm within the 17.1392 ha MGA)
- Soil
- Sand, silt and clay, medium texture with good depth
- Exposure
- South-west, turning south for a short stretch near Cascina Meriame
- Harvest
- Half October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot, 4,000-5,000 plants/ha; planted 1999 entirely in Nebbiolo, split between clones CN36 (upper part) and CN230 (lower part)
- Vinification
- Grapes are hand-harvested into small perforated baskets, immediately destemmed but not pressed, and undergo whole-berry fermentation in small 500-litre oak barrels with periodic soft manual punch-downs; racked a couple of days after fermentation, then decanted into the same barrels for malolactic fermentation.
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