In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: wild rose, vanilla, licorice, spice, pine resin, tobacco

Palate: full, spice, oak

From the Sarmassa cru in Barolo, an intense Barolo of wild rose, vanilla, licorice and spice with pine resin and tobacco, full and elegant with prominent tannin.

What it pairs with

  • Brasato al Barolo
    The braise meets the cru's prominent tannin.
  • Wild boar ragu
    Gamey ragu finds a peer in the licorice and spice.
  • Aged Castelmagno
    Salt sharpens the wild-rose lift.

History

Sarmassa is a steep cru in the Barolo commune from which Marchesi di Barolo makes a structured, spicy Barolo.

  1. 1960 — Marchesi di Barolo develops its Sarmassa cru Barolo

Facts

Producer
Marchesi di Barolo
Grapes
Nebbiolo (100%)
Classification
Barolo DOCG
ABV
14.5%
Price
EUR 70 to 130 at retail
Drinking window
10 to 35 from vintage
First vintage
1960

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