# Marenca (Luigi Pira)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Luigi Pira](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/luigi-pira.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/luigi-pira-marenca).

- **Producer:** Luigi Pira
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Marenca
- **Production area:** Municipality of Serralunga d'Alba
- **Soil:** Limestone-Clay
- **Exposure:** South/South-West
- **Vineyard planting:** 1990
- **Vinification:** Vinified in stainless steel at controlled temperature for about 18-20 days; aged 24 months, the first year in 500-litre French oak tonneaux, the second in large 25 hl Slavonian oak casks.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

Marenca is the estate's iconic cru: a 2-hectare plot on a prominent, steep basin in Serralunga d'Alba, planted in 1990 on limestone-clay soil at 350 metres, south/south-west facing, giving about 9,000 bottles.

## Tasting notes

Intense garnet red; the nose is fresh and complex, ranging from wild berries to vanilla and chocolate and aromatic herbs; vigorous and extract-rich on the palate, with lively but pleasant tannins softened by careful use of oak; a powerful, intriguing, long-lived Barolo.