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Barolo Bricco delle Viole

Wine name:Barolo Bricco delle Viole
Appellation:BAROLO DOCG
Zone:La Morra
Cru:Bricco delle Viole
Vineyard extension (hectares):1
Blend:100% Nebbiolo
Vineyard age (year of planting):Nebbiolo 1955
Soil Type:calcareous without rocks in the subsoil
Exposure:South
Altitude:450 meters above sea level
Colour:Ruby red with orange reflections
Nose:Very fine, ethereal, rich, liqueur cherry, sweet spices
Flavour:Elegant, full bodied, quite soft, fresh, balanced, sweet and well integrated tannins, persistent
Serving temperature (°C):18-20
Match with:Grilled red meat, seasoned cheese
Average no. bottles/year:5,000
Grape yield per hectare tons:6
Vinification and ageing
Maceration with the skins for approx. 10 days depending on the vintage. The alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are natural: no yeast nor bacteria are added. The temperature in the cellar is raised in order to make the malolactic fermentation start. The wine matures for 24 months in French oak barriques (15% new) and it is bottled during the following summer.
Wine Producer
MARENGO
Address:Via XX Settembre, 36 12064 La Morra CN
Owner:Marco Marengo
Year of establishment:1899
Total annual production:35000
Total vineyard extension (hectares):6
Planted varietals and extension (hectares):0.77ha Barbera 0.6ha Dolcetto 1.03ha Nebbiolo d'Alba 3.6ha Nebbiolo da Barolo
Vine training system:
Guyot
Cultivation method in the vineyard:grass is left on the aisles between the rows of vines
Type of viticulture:integrated/sustainable
Harvest period:September-October
Agronomist:Paolo Ruaro
Oenologist:Beppe Caviola
History
This estate was established by the Marengo family in 1899. Marco Marengo, the present owner, manages it, very successfully, together with his wife Jenny and his son Stefano, a wine technician.
The vineyard extension is just 6 hectares, but 1.2 hectares are in Le Brunate, a grand cru of La Morra (and one of the greatest crus of the Langhe area) and 1 hectare is in Bricco delle Viole, one of the main crus of the town of Barolo. These two vineyards have belonged to the Marengo family for five generations. The first vintage of Barolo to be bottled with Le Brunate on the label was 1974 while Barolo Bricco Viole was labelled as such starting from the 1997 vintage.
Marco has an extraordinary palate: it was and is quite an experience to taste the wines from the barrels, first in the small and cluttered cellar in the town of La Morra and now in the new cellar that was recently built (the first vintage to be vinified there was 2011).
The philosophy of Marco is to respect what the vineyards give him as much as possible, the work in the vines is more important to him than the work in the cellar.
Apart from the wonderful Barolo Brunate and the Barolo Bricco Viole, Marco also makes a Barolo “base” from four vineyards in La Morra, a Dolcetto d’Alba, a Barbera d’Alba (aged for 10 months in French oak barriques), a Nebbiolo d’Alba (from an old vineyard in the Roero zone) and a Barolo Riserva.
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Borgo degli Albizi 10,
50122 - Firenze, Italy
Tel. +39 055 200311
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