Red
Meruzzano
By Orlando Abrigo, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
The second-largest MGA by extension in the Barbaresco appellation, farmed as four separate estate parcels (Settevie, Cesca, Maccia, Vigna Grande) totalling about 3.7 hectares of Nebbiolo.
Tasting notes
Fine, noble tannins that show from a young age.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo (Lampia) 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Meruzzano
- Production area
- Vigna Meruzzano, Treiso (380-449 m asl)
- Exposure
- South and South-East
- Vineyard planting
- First planted 1992; four estate parcels planted 1992-2018, Guyot pruning (9-10 buds/vine), 4,500 vines/ha
- Vinification
- Ages 4-6 months in bottle before release; marketed three years after harvest.
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