Cantina Luigi Pira

Vigna Marenca Barolo Nebbiolo

9.2153 ratings

9.249 pro ratings

Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

Nebbiolo

Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

Top Notes For

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.2

Old fashioned barolo, still a bit harsh

Old fashioned barolo, still a bit harsh

Feb 24th, 2024

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.2

Quite light and fragrant.

Quite light and fragrant.

Aug 18th, 2023

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.1

Darkest cherries, plums. GRIPPY. Tight

Darkest cherries, plums. GRIPPY. Tight

Apr 29th, 2022

9.2

Singing. Lively. Great tannins. Plenty of legs but in a great spot.

Singing. Lively. Great tannins. Plenty of legs but in a great spot.

Jul 14th, 2021

8.9

Tasting of a group of six Barolos and three Barbarescos from 1997 through 2001. A lot of sediment and still quite tannic.

Tasting of a group of six Barolos and three Barbarescos from 1997 through 2001. A lot of sediment and still quite tannic.

Jun 24th, 2021

9.3

Loads of dark fruit, tar, gravel, dried herbs and espresso with massive tannins still! This bottle, despite being 15 years old, seems like it was born yesterday. I wish I had more because this would be a treat to try again in 2034. Decades of life left, obviously. This is what I love about Cru Barolo.

Loads of dark fruit, tar, gravel, dried herbs and espresso with massive tannins still! This bottle, despite being 15 years old, seems like it was born yesterday. I wish I had more because this would be a treat to try again in 2034. Decades of life left, obviously. This is what I love about Cru Barolo.

Sep 12th, 2019

9.2

I believe this is the last wine I had to rate from my trip to Italy. 😊

I believe this is the last wine I had to rate from my trip to Italy. 😊

May 24th, 2019

9.2

Rich, textured, multi-layered

Rich, textured, multi-layered

Apr 19th, 2018

Winemaker La Crema

9.0

Big wine. Loads of life in it

Big wine. Loads of life in it

Aug 12th, 2016

Rick Baumgarten

9.2

Still tannic needs time to balance.

Still tannic needs time to balance.

Feb 18th, 2015