Description

Red Wine: 2019 | Luigi Pira | Marenca

Intense garnet red color. The nose is fresh, with complex perfumes that range from wild berries to vanilla, chocolate and aromatic herbs.

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Producer: Luigi Pira

Vintage: 2019

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Country/Region: Italy, Piedmont

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.

Producer Information

Azienda Agricola Pira Luigi is a winery in Serralunga d’Alba within the Barolo appellation. It predominantly grows Nebbiolo and is known for several single-vineyard Barolo bottlings from highly regarded regional sites. Pira was established in the 1950s and spent its early history first selling grapes and then bulk wine. In the early 1990s, it began to look toward quality instead of quantity, and the winery was renovated and new equipment installed. The estate produced its first Barolo in 1993, and soon acquired the three Serralunga crus which provide the Nebbiolo for its single vineyard Barolo wines: Rionda, Marenca and Margheria. The eponymous Pira Luigi has since handed the reins of the estate to son Gianpaolo and his brothers Romolo and Claudio. The estate now farms 12 hectares (30 acres) of vineyard planted mostly to Nebbiolo, with smaller plantings of Dolcetto and Barbera. Natural farming practices that emphasise low yields are favored and the use of chemicals is eschewed. Production is small just 5000 cases are made annually.