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2011 Barolo Marenca

Wine Details
Producer
Place of Origin

Serralunga D'alba

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Nebbiolo

Vintages
20162015201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032001200019991998199719961995
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2018 - 2026

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Giampaolo Pira's 2011 Barolos have taken quite a bit of time to open up. Tasted just after bottling, the wines were quite shocked, but today they are wonderfully succulent and expressive, with plenty of the radiance of the year as well as the trademark richness that is Pira's calling card.

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Giampaolo Pira bottles a bit later than most of his colleagues, so the 2011s were still in barrel when I saw them in November. With each passing vintage, these Barolos - once some of the biggest - are increasingly more refined, something that is great to see.

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Giampaolo Pira's 2011 Barolos are quite promising. Pira is among the producers who compares 2011 to 2007, although he notes that sugars are more in line with 2010. As always, the Pira Barolos are built on texture. These are beautiful wines that highlight a number of top sites in Serralunga. I tasted the 2011 Barolos from tank just prior to bottling.