Mascarello Giuseppe e Figlio, Barolo Monprivato Castiglione Falletto, 2010

Mascarello Giuseppe e Figlio, Barolo Monprivato Castiglione Falletto, 2010Grape Harvest: Towards the middle of October. Wine making process: Estate grown bunches thinned during the summer undergo traditional style, floating cap fermentation for 20 25 days. The wine is then matured in medium sized Slavonian oak barrels for around 30 months. Expected cellar life: 25 years Bottling: After six years following the vintage Tasting notes: Colour: garnet red with orange coloured highlights. Nose: complex, very fruity, elegant,

with great retronasal qualities and persistence

a selection of the best parcels (including Grand Cru Osterberg) produces a wine of great maturity

According to winemaker Antonio Flores the base wine for Matusalem is its younger sibling Solera 1847

when summer finally arrived with temperatures above 30-32 ° C

Vinification process: All work in the vineyards and cellar is done meticulously by hand

with just the right degree of calcareous soil

On the palate

the grapes concentrated by the "noble rot"

000 liter French oak

Full bodied

The Antinori family produced this wine for the first time in the year 1978

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