2008 Barolo, Bartolo Mascarello, Piedmont, Italy Size:150cl It will certainly require several

It will certainly require several years in bottle

The wine has the perfect balance of ripe

avoiding deep extraction while using around 30 percent whole bunches

up to the walls of Bolgheri’s medieval hamlet

2008 Barolo, Bartolo Mascarello, Piedmont, Italy Size:150cl It will certainly require severalUnlike the previous 2007 vintage, Mascarello Bartolos 2008 Nebbiolo fruit was harvested with more bunches (as no hail damage), more acidity, a lower pH and a lower level of alcohol. In 2008 Maria Teresa held her nerve until after the September rains and harvested the rewards under the October sun. Almost ruby in colour, there is emphatic loganberry and currant fruit, ripeness, distilled kirsch and griottine fruit. (David Berry Green, BBR Italian Buyer)