Barolo La Serra DOCG

A historic wine cru with soils rich in minerals and microelements capable of producing wines with great color, finesse, and flavor with smoother tannins. The area benefits from cool and dry breezes. Ripening takes longer, favoring subtlety. Marcarini’s La Serra Barolo ages at least twenty-four months in oak and six months in stainless steel. Generous aromas with classic and noble aromas.


Wine exported to

Bermuda, Canada, USA, Puerto Rico, Australia, Austria

Most recent awards

  • 2020 | Wine Enthusiast94 Cellar Selection
  • 2020 | James Suckling95
  • 2020 | Vinous94
  • 2019 | Wine and Spirits90
  • 2017 | Wine Spectator93
  • 2016 | Wine & Spirits93
  • 2010 | Wine Advocate92
Grape Varieties:

100% Nebbiolo

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel, concrete tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

5-10 days

Type of yeast:

Selected yeast

Fermentation temperature:

27 °C (80.6 °F)

Maceration technique:

Submerged Cap Maceration

Length of maceration:

up to 45 days after fermentation

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Fining agent:

None

Aging containers:

Oak barrels

Container size:

22-45 Hl

Container age:

From 10 to 50 Years Old

Type of oak:

Slavonian

Bottling period:

July

Aging before bottling:

24 months In Oak + 6 Months in Stainless Steel

Aging in bottle:

6 Months

Closure:

Natural Cork

Organic:

No

Vineyard location:

La Morra, Piedmont

Vineyard size:

3.5 hectares (8.65 acres)

Soil composition:

Calcareous clay with high magnesium content

Vine training:

Espalier

Altitude:

300 meters (984 feet) above sea level

Vine density:

4,000 vines per hectare

Yield:

70 q/he

Exposure:

Southern

Years planted:

1992, 2002

Age of vines:

17 and 27 years old

Time of harvest:

Mid October

First vintage of this wine:

1960s

Total yearly production (in bottles):

17,000

Tasting notes:

Very elegant and apparently less structured wines, but always generous and rich with intense, ethereal bouquets.

Serving temperature:

Best served at 16-18 °C (60.8-64.4 °F).

Food pairings:

Perfect with flavorful traditional meat dishes. It is superb with braised beef, game and aged cheese.

Aging potential:

20+ years

Alcohol:

Alc. cont. 14% by vol.

Winemaker:

The Marcarini family and Valter Bonetti