Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio, Barolo, Monprivato Ca D'Morissio Riserva

Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio is built on Monprivato, a roughly 6 ha cru in Castiglione Falletto on calcareous marl that the family holds as a monopole, planted largely with the local Michet clone of Nebbiolo. Monprivato Barolo is perfumed and long-lived, with rose, dried herbs and tar over restrained tannin and high acidity; in top years a chosen plot becomes Ca' d'Morissio Riserva, aged five years or more. Other Barolos come from Villero, sterner than Monprivato, and Santo Stefano di Perno in Monforte. Long submerged-cap macerations precede years in large Slavonian oak botti, with no fining or filtration. Barbera, Freisa and Langhe Nebbiolo complete the range.

Region

Barolo, Piedmont

Owner

Mascarello family (Mauro and Giuseppe Mascarello)

Vineyards

Monprivato (about 6 ha monopole), Villero, Santo Stefano di Perno

Grapes

Nebbiolo (Michet clone), Barbera, Freisa

Wines

Barolo Monprivato, Ca' d'Morissio Riserva, Villero, Santo Stefano di Perno; Barbera d'Alba; Langhe Nebbiolo; Freisa

Style

Long submerged-cap maceration, large Slavonian botti, unfined and unfiltered

Sources: winewithseth.com, squelch.wine