2017 Mascarello Giuseppe e Figlio Barolo Monprivato
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | |
| Appellation | |
| Winery | Giuseppe Mascarello |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14.5%) |
| Drink window | 2023 - 2050 |
Description
An absolute CULT wine from Italy is the classic Barolo Monprivato by Guiseppe Mascarello. Not easy to find. Demand is greater than supply, so prices are rising year after year. To drink or as an investment. Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio is certainly one of the best producers of Barolo. The family business dates back to 1881 & to Monforte d'Alba. Maurizio (Morissio) bought the Castiglione Falletto Monprivato vineyard in 1904 and planted it with the Nebbiolo Michèt clone, before moving the winery to Monchiero in 1919. Son Giuseppe took over the company in 1923 and left the other family business of building materials to concentrate on wine. His son Mauro has been refining the estate since 1967, notably reducing yields, introducing a sorting table to ensure perfect bunches, and marketing Monprivato as a single vineyard wine from 1970. Since 1996 he has been joined by his son Giuseppe, a wine technician. Mauro's wife Maria Teresa manages the books. The Nebbiolo vineyard for the icon of Mascarello - the Barolo Monprivato, is located in the Grandcru area of Monprivato, in the municipality of Castiglione Falletto (CN). Harvest is around mid-October. The Nebbiolo grapes receive a traditional fermentation of approx. 20/26 days. Subsequently, the wine matures for about 30 months in Slavonian oak barrels and the wine is always only released after a minimum of four years after the harvest.
The Giuseppe Mascarello Barolo Monprivato is a beautiful wine that brims with energy, depth and electricity. This is a naturally very complex and complete wine. The wine has a beautiful garnet red with orange reflections. This Monprivato is fine and sensual with soft berry notes that transition to flowers, candied orange peel, fresh mint and forest floor and rust. The tannins and structure of the wine provide enormous stamina. All bottles are numbered.
The 2017 vintage has received 97/100 points from Falstaff and
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Red |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piemonte |
| Appellation | Barolo |
| Winery | Giuseppe Mascarello |
| Grape | Nebbiolo |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Drinking as of | 2023 |
| Drinking till | 2050 |
| Alcohol % | 14.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 98 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
| Tasting Profiles | Earthy, Rustic, Complex, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Mineral, Red fruit, Tannines |
| Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe |
Wijnhuis
Giuseppe Mascarello winery is located in the town of Castiglione Falletto, a little below Turin in the north of Italy. Since time immemorial, the Nebbiolo grape has been the most appreciated vine and the icon of Alba and Langa, and when the grape also grows in a great terroir, it cannot be otherwise that very beautiful wines with a remarkable personality, an intense bouquet and great smooth tannins. The members of the Giuseppe Mascarello family have been growing wine for more than a century and a half, first as farmers running the Manescotto estate in the village of La Morra, and then on their own property since the late 1800s.
The Mascarello family estate extends over 15 hectares of vineyards, all located in the Barolo wine-growing region. Some, like the Monprivato vineyard, can now be considered part of family history, while some other vineyards were added to family ownership later.
Wijnhuis Giuseppe Mascarello owes its success to the passionate and powerful method they have been using for years. They strictly adhere to their own developed rules regarding manual harvesting and sorting, pruning and limited production per hectare. Their ongoing pursuit of even further quality improvement is a plus of this beautiful winery. For example, in 1994 a project was started with the technical contribution of winemaker Donato Lanati to study and develop a digester specific to the Nebbiolo grapes used to make Barolo wine. This digester should be able to achieve maximum extraction with the utmost softness. This project led to the construction of a prototype digester - a completely new machine in terms of construction technique and results - that faithfully reproduces and automatically controls the long-term traditional fermentation. This prototype has obtained an "Industrial Invention Patent" from the Italian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Agriculture and the 4 models built have delivered excellent results.
Order Giuseppe Mascarello wines online at Grand Cru wines
You can of course buy Giuseppe Mascarello wines online at Grandcruwijnen.nl, the wine trade with one of the largest wine collections in the Netherlands and Belgium, where you can order both special wines and wines for every budget. Quality products, fast delivery & reliable service that is Grand Crus!