Giuseppe Mascarello, Monprivato Ca' d' Morissio, 2016
Founded in 1881 and now led by Mauro Mascarello with daughter Elena, Giuseppe Mascarello practices "enlightened traditionalism"—allowing brilliant terroir to take center stage. Monprivato, purchased by Mauro's grandfather in 1904, ranks among Barolo's ten greatest vineyards: 15 acres of white and gray marl on a southwest-facing slope in Castiglione Falletto. Ca' d'Morissio represents an ultra-premium selection from a 2-acre section replanted in 1983 using the old Michét clone from 1921—a late-ripening, low-yielding clone uniquely adapted to this site. Production is roughly 4,000 bottles or fewer. The wine ages in old Slavonian oak botti purchased in the 1950s. The 2016 is exceptional: an epic growing season produced wines of remarkable energy and depth. Drink now through 2036.
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Founded in 1881 and now led by Mauro Mascarello with daughter Elena, Giuseppe Mascarello practices "enlightened traditionalism"—allowing brilliant terroir to take center stage. Monprivato, purchased by Mauro's grandfather in 1904, ranks among Barolo's ten greatest vineyards: 15 acres of white and gray marl on a southwest-facing slope in Castiglione Falletto. Ca' d'Morissio represents an ultra-premium selection from a 2-acre section replanted in 1983 using the old Michét clone from 1921—a late-ripening, low-yielding clone uniquely adapted to this site. Production is roughly 4,000 bottles or fewer. The wine ages in old Slavonian oak botti purchased in the 1950s. The 2016 is exceptional: an epic growing season produced wines of remarkable energy and depth. Drink now through 2036.
