and cherry notes are lifted by jasmine and white pepper
the 2016 vintage was crafted entirely from estate-grown fruit and aged over six years on the lees
A family friend of the Cathiards (Romanée-Saint-Vivant)
This 2017 dry Riesling with 'extended elevage' (nine-year aging) is fully mature: honeyed stone fruit
Crisp acidity drives a clean
Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo, 2012 Clusel Roch 2021 and cherry notes are liftedBartolo Mascarello's Barolo from 2012, made by the most revered name in traditional Barolo. Maria Teresa Mascarello continues her father's methods exactly: a co fermented blend of four crus (Cannubi, San Lorenzo, Rue, Rocche dell'Annunziata) aged in large neutral Slavonian botti. 2012 was a solid, classically proportioned vintage, giving a balanced Barolo with firm structure that is beginning to soften. Decant and either enjoy now or hold a few more