Garnet with orange highlights and a complex, spicy nose. This is traditionally styled Barolo from one of Piemonte's greatest producers, built on four generations of family stewardship. The 2018 Mascarello shows excellent body and power, masculine and demanding, with the kind of stuffing that rewards patience.
Winemaker Notes
Viticulture: Hand harvested towards the middle of October. Estate-grown bunches thinned during the summer undergo traditional-style, floating cap fermentation for 20/25 days. Vinification: Estate-grown bunches thinned during the summer undergo traditional-style, floating cap fermentation for 20/25 days. Aging: The wine is then matured in medium-sized Slavonian oak barrels for around 38 months. Vineyard: The Mauro Mascarello family MONPRIVATO vineyard is located in the village of Castiglione Falletto, and is a classic prime medium-hillside site stretching over six hectares (15 acres) at 280 metres above sea level, in the heart of the Barolo wine-growing area. It is historic vineyard, as is confirmed by old land registry archives dating back to 1666. Orientation: Southwest.
About the Producer
With the world increasingly enchanted by the magic of classical Barolo, the Giuseppe Mascarello estate’s Barolo Monprivato has emerged as one of the region’s crown jewels. Such acclaim is long overdue for a winemaker whose track record dates back more than six decades. But it was also inevitable: now that Giovanni Conterno, Bartolo Mascarello, and Beppe Rinaldi are gone, he is the last of his generation of great, classically inspired Barolo winemakers. Like his fellow icons, Mauro is a traditionalist dedicated to long fermentations and aging in old botti grandi .
