# LavorareStanca (Marcalberto)

> Red, Piemonte DOC Pinot Nero by [Marcalberto](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/marcalberto.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/marcalberto-lavorarestanca).

- **Producer:** Marcalberto
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Piemonte DOC Pinot Nero
- **Grape:** Pinot Nero 100%
- **Production area:** Estate vineyards within 10 km of the winery, at 250-620 m altitude, on varied exposures
- **Soil:** Marly and chalky
- **Harvest:** Last week of August to first week of September
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training system
- **Vinification:** Entirely manual harvest, destemming and partial crushing with a cold pre-fermentation maceration for 5 days. Alcoholic fermentation and maceration, with part of the stems, in steel tanks for 12-15 days at about 26°C, then devatting and malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged 12 months in French oak barriques and 18 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 14°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

LavorareStanca, named after Cesare Pavese's work, is Marcalberto's only still wine, a 100% Pinot Nero vinified red mainly to be blended into the Rosé Metodo Classico, with a small part bottled on its own.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red colour with garnet reflections, delicate aromas ranging from fruit to spices, soft and savoury on the palate with tannins that suggest great ageing potential.

## Food pairings

A wine for the whole meal, a perfect match for second courses of meat such as roast duck and wild game, and for well-aged cheeses and spicy dishes.