Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Monprivato, 2006 LOIRECT0126 grown on clay and limestone

grown on clay and limestone and bottled with zero dosage

Vespolina and Croatina in a wine that's both floral and structured

but still joyful enough to toast with

The finish is long and warming

The 2021 is taut

Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Monprivato, 2006 LOIRECT0126 grown on clay and limestoneBarolo'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