# La Serra (Poderi Marcarini)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Poderi Marcarini](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/poderi-marcarini.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/poderi-marcarini-la-serra).

- **Producer:** Poderi Marcarini
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** La Serra
- **Production area:** La Morra
- **Soil:** Calcareous, argillaceous, with magnesium content
- **Exposure:** South, Southwest
- **Vineyard planting:** 4,000 vines/ha, free-standing espalier with Guyot pruning, rootstocks Kober 5BB and 420A, planted 1992-2002, 4 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.
- **Vinification:** Fermentation is strictly controlled with submerged-cap maceration lasting at least four weeks; after malolactic fermentation the wine is aged for two years in medium-capacity (20-40 hl) Slavonian oak barrels and is bottled unclarified and unfiltered. Grapes have been selected during harvest since 2015.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

La Serra is the other side of Marcarini's Barolo production, from a historic area whose soils, though low in organic matter, are rich in minerals; ripening comes a little later than in Brunate, giving elegant, less structured but generous wines.

## Tasting notes

Garnet colour with ruby-red reflections and a slight orange edge. The nose is ethereal, fresh, elegant and very persistent, with hints of violet, rose, liquorice and sweet spices; the flavour is long and intense.