Always one of the last of the Barolos to get reviewed, Giuseppe Mascarello's 2016s are a slam dunk for the vintage. The 2015 Monprivato received a whopping 97+ pts from the Wine Advocate
so the '16s are a sure bet for incredible press. Mascarello will evaporate off the market in a heartbeat once the wines are reviewed.
2016 Giuseppe Mascarello Barolo Monprivato
$186.99/750ml (In Stock) Buy Now
Monprivato has been known as a special vineyard since at least the 1600s, and a quarter century ago Renato Ratti’s classification of Barolo vineyards ranked Monprivato among Barolo’s ten greatest vineyards—analagous to a Burgundy grand cru. In the 1980s, Mauro brought the complete site under his family’s ownership, making it one of the few great Barolo vineyards to be entirely owned by a single azienda.
2016 Giuseppe Mascarello Barolo Villero
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In addition to Barolo Monprivato and Cà d’Morissio, Mauro makes small quantities of perhaps the finest Barolos in the Santo Stefano di Perno and Villero crus.
Villero is the hillside located in Castiglione Falletto, just slightly downhill from Bricco Rocche and with the same exposure as the well-respected Monprivato vineyard, which is just across the way. Being located in the commune of Castiglione Falletto, Villero sits in the center of the Barolo DOCG at the site where the regions two principal subsoils (Helvetian and Tortonian) cross. This, joined with the near perfect exposure of this cru site, yields wines that demonstrate a seemingly impossible balance between power and elegance.
2016 Giuseppe Mascarello Barolo Santo Stefano
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In addition to Barolo Monprivato and Cà d’Morissio, Mauro makes small quantities of perhaps the finest Barolos in the Santo Stefano di Perno and Villero crus. The Santo Stefano vineyard has been owbed by the Mascarello family since 1989. The vineyard is 300 meters above sea level facing west-south-west.
