# Sapèl (Merendasinoira)

> Red, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo by [Merendasinoira](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/merendasinoira.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/sapel).

- **Producer:** Merendasinoira
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Harvest:** Manual harvest in small perforated crates.
- **Vineyard planting:** All vineyard work done by hand; plant treatments being converted toward organic rules and kept to a minimum.
- **Vinification:** Destemming and crushing, fermentation in temperature-controlled vertical stainless steel vats, about fifteen days on the skins. Delestage used to extract polyphenols and oxygenate the cap. Aged about six months in a 20 hl oak cask.
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18 °C
- **Storage:** Six months in 2,000 litre oak barrels
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

The estate's first wine, a Langhe Nebbiolo aged about six months in a large oak cask. The name is the Piedmontese word for the entrance to a vineyard.

## Tasting notes

Brilliant, not deep ruby with elegant orange hues. Great intensity and freshness, balancing undergrowth, spice and oak notes, opening to ripe red fruit. Elegant, complex and very balanced, with ripe, sweet, round tannins and a long velvety finish.

## Food pairings

From aperitif to a whole meal; best with red or white meat main courses or medium-aged cheeses.