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Mauro Marengo, Barolo Brunate, 1996

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Mauro Marengo
$119.99
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A legendary vintage of a legendary cru from a tiny La Morra family estate. The Marengo family has been farming in La Morra since 1899, and just 1.2 hectares of their small holding sit inside Brunate, one of the most exalted single-vineyards in the entire Langhe. Mario Marengo (Marco today, with son Stefano on deck) takes a vineyard-first approach: minimal cellar intervention, traditional aging, fruit and soil first. The 1996 vintage is one of the great classical Barolo years of the modern era, the kind that rewards decades of patience. Twenty-nine years on, this is fully mature Brunate from a producer who flies well below the radar relative to neighbors working the same hill. A connoisseur's bottle to drink over the next few years.

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More about Mauro Marengo

Mauro Marengo, a farmer turned late-career winemaker, started releasing Barolo in 2015—then handed the keys to his son Daniele, who studied enology and now runs the show. Their 15 hectares in Novello are young vines, old parcels, and pure enthusiasm. Watch this one; they're just getting started.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    1996

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, agnolotti, roast capon or guinea hen, aged Castelmagno or Bra Duro. White truffle over tajarin if the season aligns. Rich, savory, low-acid plates.

Tasting Profile

Brunate's classic high-toned perfume: dried rose, sour cherry, orange peel, tobacco leaf, forest floor, sweet earth. Silky resolved tannins, bright acidity, ethereal length. Fully mature Nebbiolo at its most evocative.

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