# Meriame (Enrico Serafino)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Enrico Serafino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/enrico-serafino.md), Roero, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/enrico-serafino-meriame).

- **Producer:** Enrico Serafino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Meriame
- **Production area:** Meriame vineyard, Serralunga d'Alba.
- **Soil:** Clay-limestone.
- **Exposure:** West facing.
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot-trained vines around 60 years old, yields around 6,500 kg/ha, 100% hand-harvested, farmed with sustainable viticulture.
- **Vinification:** Hand-sorted bunches are chilled with dry ice to limit oxidation and sulphite use. Part is destemmed and gently crushed after a second hand-sort, the rest goes whole-bunch into the fermenter for carbonic maceration, with no use of screw augers throughout. Fermentation is medium-to-long with little movement of the solids to preserve the whole bunches, followed by about 26 months' ageing in a 1,000-litre oak cask.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-17°C
- **Storage:** Can age 15 to 20 years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

A single-vineyard Barolo from the Meriame cru in Serralunga d'Alba, which the producer says is stylistically distinct from its other Barolos for its aromatic fragrance, freshness and youthful complexity.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red with faint purple reflections, a broad, intense and complex bouquet where a youthful character from whole-bunch maceration meets tertiary aromas of rose, violet, raspberry, liquorice, spice and tobacco, and a broad palate with tight but still vibrant tannins and a long, characterful finish.

## Food pairings

Game, roasts and aged cheeses, also enjoyed after dinner.