# Boschi di Berri Pre-fillossera (Poderi Marcarini)

> Red, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC by [Poderi Marcarini](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/poderi-marcarini.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/poderi-marcarini-boschi-di-berri-pre-fillossera).

- **Producer:** Poderi Marcarini
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
- **Grape:** Dolcetto
- **Cru / vineyard:** Boschi di Berri
- **Production area:** La Morra
- **Soil:** Neutral argillaceous with magnesium
- **Exposure:** West
- **Vineyard planting:** Native, ungrafted vines (no rootstock), 4,400 vines/ha, free-standing espalier with Guyot pruning, planted late 1800s, 0.5 hectares under vine. Estate-wide, Marcarini's vineyards are pruned to limit yield, maintained with organic composting and controlled grassing over of the rows, and vine diseases are treated with traditional methods.
- **Storage:** Ages well in the bottle for several years.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26


## Summary

Boschi di Berri Pre-fillossera comes from a century-old, ungrafted vineyard on partially sandy soil that escaped the phylloxera epidemic, a rare example of vines still on their own roots.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby-red with reflections between fuchsia and violet; a bouquet recalling violets and raspberries, intense and persistent; a warm, nearly velvety palate of ripe cherries and currants, with the structure and harmony of traditional late-19th-century Dolcetto.

## Food pairings

Cold and warm hors d'oeuvres, pasta dishes, roasts, white meat and fresh cheeses.