Red

Meriame

By Villa Doria, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Villa Doria Meriame

Single-vineyard Barolo from old vines in the Meriame MGA of Serralunga d'Alba, first made in 2021. Alcohol 13 to 14.5% vol.

Tasting notes

Ruby red with garnet highlights. Intense, rich bouquet of flowers, red fruit and spices; good structure and verticality make it approachable in its early years, then it moves to sweeter notes typical of noble tannins.

Pairs well with

Important red meat and game dishes, matured cheeses, truffle dishes.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
Meriame
Production area
Meriame vineyard (MGA), Serralunga d'Alba, a small vineyard owned by the Lanzavecchia family for many years; first made in 2021 from the heart of the vineyard
Soil
Calcareous marl of sedimentary origin
Exposure
South-south-west (western exposure)
Vineyard planting
Guyot, about 4,000 plants per hectare, yield about 55 hl; average vine age 50 years
Vinification
Hand harvest, destemming and soft crushing; fermentation in stainless steel at up to 28 °C; maceration 30 to 40 days; spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Aged at least about 24 months in 25 hl Slavonian oak casks, then in vats, 38 months in total.
Serving temperature
20 °C; open the bottle an hour before serving
Storage
Reaches maturity 4 years after harvest; evolutionary potential of at least 25 years

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