Barolo, 'Margheria', Luigi Pira
  Luigi Pira
       
 
  Item Code: ILP-084
  Appellation: Barolo
  Region: Piedmont
  Country: Italy
  Varietal: NEBBIOLO
  Wine Type: STILL
  Vintage: 2006
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  Wine Information:
Ruby red at the core, tending to garnet towards the rim, Pira's Margheria has a characteristic Barolo nose: fruity, it layers aromas of black cherry, with licorice, tobacco, leather, and sweet spices.  It is austere on the palate, concentrated in its flavors, full-bodied with firm tannins and excellent length.

Nebbiolo - 100%
Vineyard age (year of planting): 1960
Soil type: Calcareous, clayey
Exposure: South, Southeast

Vinification and ageing: Maceration on the skins for 6-7 days in stainless steel vats. Maturation: 75% in 25-hectoliter Slavonian-oak barrels, 25% in French-oak barriques for 24 months
     

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