Scarzello, Barolo Vigna Merenda, 1982 SO033126 Vincey and aged in his basement

and aged in his basement two stories underground

Farmed organically and worked by horse

Pair with: tuna sashimi

5 hectares across 11 parcels in Celles-sur-Ource on Kimmeridgian and Portlandian limestone

Scarzello, Barolo Vigna Merenda, 1982 SO033126 Vincey and aged in his basementA 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