# Langhe Merlot (Rizieri)

> Red, Langhe DOC Merlot by [Rizieri](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/rizieri.md), Langhe, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/rizieri-langhe-merlot).

- **Producer:** Rizieri
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Merlot
- **Grape:** Merlot
- **Production area:** Diano d'Alba (Sorì del Ricchino estate)
- **Soil:** Calcareous-clayey with sandy veins
- **Exposure:** 350 m above sea level; south-west
- **Harvest:** September to October
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training. Fertilised with manure and green manure; soil managed by hoeing and mowing under the row. Yield 40 hl/ha. Picked by hand in 20 kg crates. No herbicides are used on the estate.
- **Vinification:** Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel with about 10 days of skin maceration; malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged 8 months in 500 l French oak tonneaux. Bottled after a very light filtration with minimal sulphites.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Merlot from the estate hillside, aged 8 months in French oak tonneaux. The producer says it keeps 10 to 12 years.

## Tasting notes

Bright ruby red with purple reflections. Complex, with ripe red fruit and a sweetly spiced note. Elegant and soft, with a persistent finish and acidity and tannins balanced by the wood ageing.

## Food pairings

First courses, red meats, mushrooms and medium-aged cheeses.