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Notes | |||
"Intense garnet red color. The nose is fresh, with complex perfumes that range from wild berries to vanilla, chocolate and aromatic herbs. On the palate it is very vigorous, rich in extracts, with lively and pleasant tannins that are rounded through a skilful use of wood. A powerful, tantalizing wine with a great ageing potential." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"Really gorgeous aromas of dried strawberries with hazelnut and cedar undertones, following through to a full body with real density of fruit and dusty, chewy tannins that finish long and intense. Vivid transparency at the end." —James Suckling "The Luigi Pira 2017 Barolo Marenca reveals a bright note of sweet cherry or redcurrant that pops first from the bouquet. That pretty red fruit intensity is quickly followed by spice, earth, toasted hazelnut and candied orange peel. This is a graceful and smooth expression from a site in Serralunga d'Alba that is almost exclusively farmed by the Pira family, mostly replanted in 1990 and is said to be noted for its powerful Barolo." —Wine Advocate |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Barolo | full lamb and beef dishes or stews | dry, aged or high flavor cheeses | rich, earthy mushroom sauces |
Nebbiolo | lamb and beef dishes and stews | Fontina, Piave or Grana Padano | rich or earthy mushroom sauces |