M. Marengo Barolo Bricco delle Viole 2012

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  • 94 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 Robert
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M. Marengo Barolo Bricco delle Viole 2012 Front Label
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Producer

Vintage
2012

Size
750ML

ABV
14%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

#15 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2016

Color is ruby red with orange reflections. On the nose very fine, ethereal, rich, liqueur cherry, sweet spices.

Flavors include elegant, full bodied, quite soft, fresh, balanced, sweet and well integrated tannins, persistent.

Pair with Grilled red meat, seasoned cheese.

Professional Ratings

  • 96
    Captivating aromas of tar, plum, strawberry and cherry follow through to a full body, firm and silky tannins and a long and chewy finish. A classic Barolo with classic structure. Needs three to four years of bottle age to soften. Best wine ever from here? Try in 2019.
  • 94
    Shows fine integration between fruit and wood, with sweet cherry and strawberry flavors matched to spice, floral and briar accents. Fresh, vibrant and firmly structured, this is long on the fruit-, spice- and mineral-tinged finish. Shows fine balance and expression. Best from 2018 through 2032.
  • 92
    he 2012 Barolo Bricco Delle Viole is a dark and generous wine with classic lines. Mario Marengo is known for traditional and age-worthy Barolos that show best after at least ten years of cellaring. But this vintage is immediately attractive and soft with dark fruit nuances that are followed by spice, leather and balsam herb. Readers will know that the Mario Marengo estate had previously rented out a portion of its Brunate vineyard holdings to Elio Altare. But the Marengo family has taken that parcel back and now offers its excellent Barolo Brunate in increased production numbers.

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M. Marengo

M. Marengo

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M. Marengo, Italy
Marengo is one of the smallest estates in La Morra, but Marco Marengo has no inferiority complex. Marengo is privileged to be among the many more famous names who own vineyards in the “Brunate” cru, an immaculately positioned parcel of land that is considered to be one of the grand crus of the Langhe. The estate makes tiny quantities of modern-style Barolo from old vines in their tiny cellar on La Morra’s main street; in great years, these particularly well-balanced, ample, intense, tannic wines hint at truffles; they are perfectly rich and complete Baroli. 1999 is the third release of the Barolo "Bricco Viole", from a tiny cru in the Barolo township named for the violets that bloom there in springtime; the 1998 was rated 92 pts by the Wine Spectator. Elio Altare once told Marco that Marengo's vineyards were the "finest he had ever seen!" The slopes around Brunate are also particularly noted for superb Dolcetto
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Responsible for some of the most elegant and age-worthy wines in the world, Nebbiolo, named for the ubiquitous autumnal fog (called nebbia in Italian), is the star variety of northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Grown throughout the area, as well as in the neighboring Valle d’Aosta and Valtellina, it reaches its highest potential in the Piedmontese villages of Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero. Outside of Italy, growers are still very much in the experimentation stage but some success has been achieved in parts of California. Somm Secret—If you’re new to Nebbiolo, start with a charming, wallet-friendly, early-drinking Langhe Nebbiolo or Nebbiolo d'Alba.

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The center of the production of the world’s most exclusive and age-worthy red wines made from Nebbiolo, the Barolo wine region includes five core townships: La Morra, Monforte d’Alba, Serralunga d’Alba, Castiglione Falletto and the Barolo village itself, as well as a few outlying villages. The landscape of Barolo, characterized by prominent and castle-topped hills, is full of history and romance centered on the Nebbiolo grape. Its wines, with the signature “tar and roses” aromas, have a deceptively light garnet color but full presence on the palate and plenty of tannins and acidity. In a well-made Barolo wine, one can expect to find complexity and good evolution with notes of, for example, strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, truffle, anise, fresh and dried herbs, tobacco and violets.

There are two predominant soil types here, which distinguish Barolo from the lesser surrounding areas. Compact and fertile Tortonian sandy marls define the vineyards farthest west and at higher elevations. Typically the Barolo wines coming from this side, from La Morra and Barolo, can be approachable relatively early on in their evolution and represent the “feminine” side of Barolo, often closer in style to Barbaresco with elegant perfume and fresh fruit.

On the eastern side of the Barolo wine region, Helvetian soils of compressed sandstone and chalks are less fertile, producing wines with intense body, power and structured tannins. This more “masculine” style comes from Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba. The township of Castiglione Falletto covers a spine with both soil types.

The best Barolo wines need 10-15 years before they are ready to drink, and can further age for several decades.

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