Mascarello Bartolo

That the Mascarello family has never believed in single-vineyard Barolo is a well-known fact (the Barolo Canubbi produced in the 1950s and 1960s is the classic exception that confirms the rule). This doesn’t mean, however, that the provenance of the grapes was ever considered irrelevant to the achievement of the best possible result: evidence of this are the names listed on Barolo labels until the 2009 vintage (since 2010, when MGAs were introduced, this was no longer the case).
In this regard, in the third panoramic image you will find the full detail of them.. The quality is certainly not worthy of a competition, but when I took the photographs I was thinking only of my personal archive and certainly not of a possible future publication. Since you won’t find anything comparable anywhere else, I hope you can gladly turn a blind eye to the quality.
You can also argue that it’s useless to dwell on the only Barolo produced: since Maria Teresa Mascarello has been at the helm – and it’s been years now – the quality, personality, and precision have indeed reached and maintained higher levels than ever before. Tasting it at least once in a lifetime is therefore a must.

• Additional notes
• First vintage bottled: 1918
• The Barolo comes from a blend of the MGAs Cannubi, Monrobiolo di Bussia, Rocche dell’Annunziata, Ruè, and San Lorenzo.
• The name Rocche di La Morra appeared on the label between the 2006 and 2009 vintages with reference to the estate vineyard located in the present-day Rocche dell’Annunziata MGA. In other vintages the same vineyard was also referred to as Torriglione, Rocche di Torriglione, or simply Rocche.