# Iago (Mura Mura)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Mura Mura](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/mura-mura.md), Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/mura-mura-iago).

- **Producer:** Mura Mura
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Curra, Starderi, Serragrilli (blend)
- **Production area:** Neive, Langhe, approx. 270 m a.s.l.
- **Soil:** Clay-silty soils with calcareous marl and a good presence of calcium carbonate
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, density approx. 4500 vines/ha, yield 28-32 hl/ha depending on vintage, often reduced by green harvest (salasso). Farmed under SQNPI protocols.
- **Vinification:** The three crus are vinified separately in 50 hl French oak tini, with 10-15 days of skin maceration and gentle pump-overs, fermentation temperature kept below 26C for delicate colour/tannin extraction, then drawn off 'to taste' and blended. Aged 12 months in approx. 50 hl French oak barrels, then a further 14 months in 400 litre ceramic amphorae, followed by 6 months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Iago is Mura Mura's most complex Barbaresco, a blend of 100% Nebbiolo from the estate's Curra, Starderi and Serragrilli crus in Neive, aiming for harmony and immediacy.

## Tasting notes

Tradition, balance, depth.