Piedmonte 2023: Tasting at Luigi Pira

Furbished farmhouse carved into the ridge; wines here were not in their best place, nor greatly differentiating; middle-of-road modernist; this is representative Serralunga though;

10ha of Serralunga, south-facing; steel fermentation, 20d maceration; temperature-controlled; steel malolactic then oak elevage using barrique and small botti, temperature-controlled; Margheria 24m botti, Vigna Rionda and Marenca half botti, half barrique; converted into domaine in 1993;

• 2022 Luigi Pira Dolcetto d'Alba 87 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba

  Steel only; pinkish ruby colour; ripe cherries, strawberries, toffee; wide tannins and acid;

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• 2021 Luigi Pira Barbera d'Alba Superiore 87 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba Superiore

  From Roddi; 12m oak aged; fresh creamy, strawberries; thin and tighter tannins; little acid;

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• 2022 Luigi Pira Langhe Nebbiolo 87 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

  24y old vines; calcareous clay; south, south-west, 310m; 10m botti; fresh, creamy, soft tight tannin, light red fruit, low acid;

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• 2019 Luigi Pira Barolo Margheria 88 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  70y old vines, 340m, south-facing; 2y botti;
  
  In general I find Pira's MGAs too uniform, creamy and non-acidic. Margheria 19' is on low elevation and on calcareous clay but has a light smoky tannin, strawberries, cherries and some earthiness; peat on throat, some earth and pepper;

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• 2019 Luigi Pira Barolo Marenca 85 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  23y old, 350m, south, south-west; calcareous clay; 1y tonneaux; 1y botti;
  
  vanilla, creamy, strawberries, somewhat austere; lighter tannins

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• 2019 Luigi Pira Barolo Vigna Rionda 90 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  1y barrique, 1y botti; 350m, planted 1994; calcareous clay;
  
  Strong red fruit aroma, rosy, strong vanishing tannins, spicy earthiness and graphite; best so far;

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• 2019 Luigi Pira Barolo Serralunga 88 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  1989-1995 planted; calcareous clay, 320m; south, south-west; 2y slavonian aged; sweet taste, fruity, earthy, tight, ground spice; relatively weak phenols, rocky; peppery tannins

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