# Meruzzano (Orlando Abrigo)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Orlando Abrigo](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/orlando-abrigo.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/orlando-abrigo-meruzzano).

- **Producer:** Orlando Abrigo
- **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.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

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.