Marchesi di Barolo Barbera del Monferrato Maraia

"Maraia translates into little rascals in the Piedmontese dialect and this playful little wine is a perfect match for some sassy conversation with friends. Made from 100% Barbera, one of Piedmont's signature grapes, this aromatic wine has zesty flavors of sour cherry and berries with just a hint of vanilla and oak. An unpretentious dry wine with agile acidity." - the Daily Meal / Author: Wanda Mann

Marchesi di Barolo historical cellars are located in the town of Barolo, in the building overlooking the Castle of the Marquis Falletti. It is here that more than 200 years ago, that Barolo wine was born.

The Abbona family who had its own wine cellars next to the Castle of Marquis Falletti. Thanks to his skill and tenacity, Pietro Aboona, together with his brother Ernesto and his sisters Marina and Celestina, was eventually able to acquire the Agenzia Tenuta Opera Pia Barolo: the ancient cellars of vinification and refinement of the Marchesi di Barolo estate.

Thus Massimo Martinelli, in his book Barolo As I Know It, says: “Of the personages connected with the name Barolo, some may be considered of historic importance, real and true pioneers…[of these] people first place goes to Pietro Abbona, undisputed patriarch of Barolo…who, as an unquestionable stand-bearer, made the wine of his region known throughout the world.

Commendatore Abbona inherited a longstanding tradition, a love of the vineyards, the wineries and wine itself, and he brought his label displaying the castles of Barolo and Serralunga to the furthest tables. Today the Abbona Family continues the work that began more than two centuries ago producing high quality wines meant to enrich, year after year, the history of this important cellar where modernity and tradition meet and where a great heritage of vineyards and knowledge has been passed down from parents to children for over five generations.

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