Barolo 'Vigna Rionda' by Luigi Pira is a robust and intense wine, harmonious and balanced, expression of one hectare of the homonymous cru, the cru par excellence of Serralunga d'Alba. From here are born grapes for a powerful and structured wine. The aging of 24 months is divided between small French barrels of 225 and 500 liters and large Slavonian oak barrels of 2500 liters. Great care and attention for the choice of wood, as for every stage of production, to obtain a Barolo that shows off a rich and complex aromatic range, with hints of raspberries and watermelon, berries, rose hips and even tobacco, cinchona and balsamic herbs. Harmonious and rich, perfectly balanced in the structure between tannic vehemence and expressive momentum, with a very long and very elegant echo.
- Product Category
- Red Wine
- Designation
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape / Raw material
- nebbiolo
- Vintage - Cuvée
- 2018
- Size
- 750 ml.
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- IT - Piedmont
- Municipality of production
- Serralunga
- Alcohol Content
- 14.5% vol.
- Service Temperature
- 18° - 20° C.
- Suggested Glass
- Large calyx with a long stem
- Food Matches
- Roasted Beef, Stewed Meat, Aged Cheese, Game, Red Meat
- Allergens
- Contains sulphites (by sulphites we mean the sulphur dioxide that is added to wine, to preserve it, thanks to its disinfectant, antioxidant and stabilizing action)
Since the 50's, Luigi Pira transformed the company into a wine and address, in the following decades, selling grapes and bulk wine to large cellars of the Alba area who sought the precious product of the Serralunga territory. A first step that marks carved an indelible mark on this earth that can give the grower high quality red wines, including Barolo reigns. It was in the 90s, thanks to the push of the son Gianpaolo, that the identity of Pira Barolo takes shape, is in fact at the time that the product of the historical wine family vineyards are vinified and bottled separately. Wines that were to be affirmed in no time among fans thanks to a penalty and unique elegance, from vineyard to vineyard Marenca Margheria, from Vignarionda up to the classic Serralunga. Today Gianpaolo is joined in his work also by the brothers Romulus and Claudio. The wine produced from grapes of the historic family vineyards, is bottled all, the crus of Nebbiolo for Barolo are vinified separately and are born the corresponding labels: Barolo Vigna Marenca, Barolo Vigna Margheria, Vignarionda Barolo. Without forgetting the Serralunga Barolo.
Address:
Via XX Settembre 9 - 12050 Serralunga d'Alba (CN), Italy
Color: intense garnet red
Bouquet: complex, with hints of wild berries, sweet tobacco, and a balsamic and mineral finish
Taste: fresh and compact, harmonious, with a very long persistence.
- James Suckling 96/100
- Wine Spectator 93/100