Single Cru Barolo | Classical, Structured, and Profoundly Age-Worthy
Region: Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Cru: Brunate
Grape: 100% Nebbiolo
Style: Powerful, elegant, savoury, and exceptionally age-worthy
Nose:
Deep, expressive, and beautifully evolved, opening with layers of dried rose petals, wild strawberry, sour cherry, blood orange, tobacco leaf, truffle, forest floor, leather, licorice, tea leaf, and sweet spice. The celebrated Brunate cru reveals both perfume and power, with floral elegance intertwined with earthy depth and remarkable complexity.
Palate:
Structured and beautifully layered, revealing flavours of red cherry, dried raspberry, orange peel, tobacco, black tea, spice, truffle, savoury herbs, and earthy minerality. Richly textured for Nebbiolo, the palate combines mature tertiary complexity with freshness and tension. Compared with softer Barolo crus, Brunate delivers greater concentration and depth while retaining remarkable refinement.
Structure:
Medium to full-bodied with firm yet beautifully integrated tannins, vibrant acidity, and exceptional balance. Marcarini is one of Barolo’s historic traditional producers, known for long macerations and ageing in large Slavonian oak botti, preserving vineyard expression and classical Barolo character. The 2006 vintage is widely regarded as a benchmark traditional year for Barolo, producing wines of remarkable structure, freshness, and longevity.
Finish:
Long, savoury, and beautifully persistent, lingering with dried flowers, tobacco, truffle, spice, orange peel, and mineral complexity. Noble, layered, and deeply satisfying.
Marcarini Barolo Brunate 2006 represents a benchmark expression of traditional Barolo from one of the region’s most prestigious crus. Founded in 1859, Marcarini has long been admired for producing classically styled wines that prioritise terroir, elegance, and long-term ageing potential.
The famed Brunate vineyard, straddling La Morra and Barolo, is widely regarded as one of Piedmont’s elite crus, known for producing wines that beautifully balance power, perfume, structure, and refinement. Often considered one of Barolo’s grandest sites, Brunate delivers wines of both immediate charm and extraordinary longevity.
The 2006 vintage in Piedmont is celebrated as one of the strongest traditional vintages of the modern era, producing Nebbiolo with exceptional structure, freshness, and ageing potential. Now approaching two decades of maturity, Marcarini Brunate 2006 is entering a magnificent drinking phase—revealing beautiful tertiary complexity while still retaining energy and years of graceful evolution ahead.
The 2006 Piedmont vintage is regarded as a benchmark year for Nebbiolo, marked by a long growing season, excellent phenolic ripeness, and vibrant acidity. In Barolo, the vintage produced wines of concentration, classical structure, and exceptional longevity, particularly appealing to lovers of traditionally styled wines.
Now: Drinking beautifully with 1–2 hours decanting
Peak: 2025–2038+
Cellaring: Excellent remaining ageing potential for well-stored bottles
