Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Monprivato, 2006 LOIRECT0126 From the lesser-known but special

From the lesser-known but special Terlo terroir

grown on clay and limestone and bottled with zero dosage

Maria Teresa Mascarello continues her father's methods exactly: a co-fermented blend of four crus (Cannubi

But honestly

but still joyful enough to toast with

Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Monprivato, 2006 LOIRECT0126 From the lesser-known but specialBarolo's aristocrat, in a powerful vintage. Giuseppe Mascarello, led by Mauro Mascarello, is an old guard traditional estate ageing its wines in Slavonian casks now some 70 years old, and Monprivato, their largely family held cru in Castiglione Falletto, ranks among the most prestigious vineyards in the Langhe, its calcareous marl soils yielding refined, long lived Nebbiolo. The 2006 was a structured, powerful, deeply tannic vintage built for the long