Scarpa Tettimorra Barolo 2015

Cellar for up to 12 years. Decant 2 hours before serving.

This sensational Barolo opens with seductive notes of rose petals, gunpowder, and crushed dark berries, while the first sip reveals firm tannins, a bold structure, and complex layers of ripe fruit, leather, and earthy notes. The Tettimorra is perfectly suited to extended cellar ageing and will continue to develop over the next decade or so. If you prefer to drink it now, it will show beautifully alongside a hearty meal of braised meat or game, or with aged cheeses like Parmigiano Reggiano.

The Scarpa estate has a noble reputation in Piemonte and has been producing wine in the Monferrato hills since 1854. In the 1960s it was purchased by Mario Pesce who has preserved traditional local winemaking techniques while introducing a modern, outward-facing approach to business.

The estate’s Tettimorra Barolo is a textbook example of classic Nebbiolo which is aged for extended periods in large casks. The fruit is sourced from Scarpa’s prime Tettimorra vineyard and fermented in large wooden vats. The new wine is then aged in 2000 to 10,000 litre casks for four years followed by several years of bottle ageing before release. This produces a remarkably elegant and complex wine which should be decanted before drinking.