# Margheria (Franco Boasso - Gabutti)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Franco Boasso - Gabutti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/franco-boasso-gabutti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/franco-boasso-gabutti-margheria).

- **Producer:** Franco Boasso - Gabutti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Margheria
- **Production area:** Serralunga d'Alba (MGA Margheria)
- **Soil:** Clayey with tufaceous marl
- **Exposure:** West-south west / west
- **Harvest:** October; hand-picked, yield 80 quintals per hectare
- **Vineyard planting:** 0.40 ha (3,900 m2 on the tech sheet), planted 2000; 4,250 vines per hectare, 0.90 x 2.60 m, rootstock SO4, Guyot; altitude 300 m
- **Vinification:** Fermentation in steel at 28-30 C with pumping over for 12-15 days, then 15 days of submerged-cap maceration; site says 3 years in new 20 hl oak barrels, tech sheet says 36 months, 18 of them in 15 hl oak casks; not filtered. About 2,800 bottles.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20 C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Barolo from the historic Margheria area on the ridge falling west from Serralunga d'Alba, first produced in 2003.

## Tasting notes

Intense, lively ruby colour. Complex, persuasive nose of red berries and spice. Rich, persistent palate with fresh fruit and succulent sour cherry, long finish.

## Food pairings

Meat, game, aged cheeses