# Meriame (Villa Doria)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Villa Doria](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/villa-doria.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/villa-doria-meriame).

- **Producer:** Villa Doria
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

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