Scarzello SCARZELLO Langhe Nebbiolo 2021

Description

Scarzello Langhe Nebbiolo 2021 is a fresh and aromatic red, which offers aromas of cherry, strawberry and scents of spring meadow. Firm, vibrant and long, of excellent harmony and intensity. Scarzello Giorgio e Figli is a small jewel of an estate located right in the middle of Barolo. The company owns just five and a half hectares, of which almost half in Sarmassa, one of the best crus in the region. Federico and his father, Giorgio, made the bold decision to replant in the late 1990s. In 2001 Federico – after having completed his oenology and agricultural studies at the Oenological School of Alba and the University of Turin – took over the exclusive management of the company, launching it at a higher level, adapting some aspects of the vinification in respect of the traditions family’s. Today the company has five and a half hectares planted with Nebbiolo, of which 2.5 hectares dedicated to the production of Barolo, 2 hectares in the famous Barolo Sarmassa cru, and another half hectare in Terlo and Paiagallo, both very coveted. Federico uses the traditional long maceration and aging in large casks – the hallmarks of traditional Barolo – to produce elegant and long-lived wines. The company’s flagship label, Barolo Sarmassa Vigna Merenda, can spend up to 30 months in 25-30 hectoliter Slavonian barrels. The vines can be young, with an average of just over twenty years old, but they are good health and planted thickly to reduce yields. Federico recently bought a plot of 100-year-old Nebbiolo, not a prime site, but the plant material was of the high quality Michet clone. He intends to use cuttings for future replanting. The wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts and undergo a long maturation before a further three years of bottle ageing. Scarzello’s wines take time and are usually released at least a year or two after those of their peers. The wines are filled to the brim with CRU-specific character, charm, and potency in equal measure.