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Bottle of Massolino Barolo Margheria 2016-Red Wine-Flatiron SF

Massolino Barolo Margheria 2016

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Massolino
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The full name here is Massolino-Vigna Rionda. If you have holdings in one of the very best Crus in Barolo why not tack it on to your name?

The winery, in fact, is blessed with vines pushing nearly 60 years of age in the sweetest part of Vigna Rionda, and they make only a Riserva from it. It is very special wine, and strangely off the radar, though this could one day becoming a highly-treasured trophy.

They also produce Parafada – a classic Serralunga – and a Margheria, where sandy soils echo the more elegant wines of the western communes. Some Barolo purists were turned off Massolino when they produced the Parafada in barriques – one of the few Serralunga's to be done in this style – but they ended that experiment in 2006 and now everything is made in a classic style, although there is more of an emphasis here on accessibility and fruit purity than at the hard-core traditionalists.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 95
"The 2016 Barolo Margheria is super-refined and elegant, but it is also classically austere, as so many top wines are in this vintage. Bright red berry fruit, wild flowers, mint, blood orange, rose petal and cinnamon all grace this very pretty, nuanced Barolo. The Margheria is medium in body, and despite its austerity, it is also very pretty, not to mention incredibly inviting. It will be even better in another few years, once the tannins soften. Readers will have to be patient." -Vinous

Robert Parker

RP 95
"The Massolino 2016 Barolo Margheria offers a plump and ripe fruit profile with aromas of dark cherry, blackberry and plum. Beyond that powerful primary bouquet are layers of spice, tobacco and crushed stone. Serralunga d'Alba often delivers ferrous mineral aromas that resemble iron ore and rusty nail, and those appear here too in a supporting role. The Margheria site shapes structured wines that are slightly more accessible, if you consider neighboring sites in Serralunga d'Alba, but it is also built for the long term should you decide to wait."

Wine Enthusiast

WE 96
"Demonstrating Serralunga's more elegant side thanks to soils that have higher than usual amounts of sand for the village, this offers enticing scents of red berry, iris, botanical herb and dark spice. Vibrant, structured and loaded with finesse, the linear palate offers crushed raspberry, dark cherry and star anise framed in taut, refined tannins. It's vibrant and balanced, with bright acidity."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Elegant , Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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