Scarzello, Barolo Vigna Merenda, 1982 with golden apples and he has spent the

and he has spent the last two decades farming organically

with Nebbiolo expressing the structure and complexity the region demands

variety of spice elements

Montefico sits south- and southeast-facing at 230-260 meters between Ovello and the more famous Montestefano

black cherries

Scarzello, Barolo Vigna Merenda, 1982 with golden apples and he has spent theA 43 year old Barolo from one of the village's most under the radar traditionalists. Vigna Merenda is a sub parcel within the Sarmassa cru in Barolo village its slope is essentially a continuation of La Morra's Cerequio, bordering Cannubi San Lorenzo to the east and it is the Scarzello family's flagship, made only in the best vintages. The 1982 is a warm, generous vintage now four plus decades on, and the wine has long since arrived at the place old