Scarzello, Barolo Vigna Merenda, 1982 SO033126 Vincey Pair with: crab cakes

Pair with: crab cakes

subtle floral notes

Pair with: tuna sashimi

then pot-distilled and brought slowly down to strength with demineralized water rather than a hard cut

Scarzello, Barolo Vigna Merenda, 1982 SO033126 Vincey Pair with: crab cakesA 43 year old Barolo from one of the village's most under the radar traditionalists. Vigna Merenda is a sub parcel within the Sarmassa cru in Barolo village its slope is essentially a continuation of La Morra's Cerequio, bordering Cannubi San Lorenzo to the east and it is the Scarzello family's flagship, made only in the best vintages. The 1982 is a warm, generous vintage now four plus decades on, and the wine has long since arrived at the place old