MGA · NAMED-SITE

La Serra

Location: Italy

Legal name: La Serra MGA

Region: Piedmont

Nested under: Barolo

La Serra is a La Morra MGA that gives readers a clean example of Barolo's site vocabulary. Wines labeled with the name are often understood through floral lift, red cherry, spice, and fine tannin rather than sheer weight. The term is especially helpful for explaining that Barolo labels can move from DOCG to commune to named MGA.

Notable Rules

Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva for Barolo DOCG. La Serra is an origin term within Barolo, not a quality classification.

Also Known As

La Serra, La Serra MGA, La Serra Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva

Sources & References

  • Enoteca Regionale del Barolo - Locate MGAs — Reference source for geographic and classification information about Italy wine regions (Barolo MGA, Barbaresco MGA, Etna contrade). Editorial prose is first-party EncyclopediaOfWine content.

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REFERENCE NOTE

This entry is written as an educational overview and may synthesize public regulatory, historical, and editorial sources. It is not an official regulatory record.