Giuseppe Mascarello Barbera d’Alba Scudetto 2020
The Wine
This is an absolute powerhouse of a wine. This single vineyard Barbera from the Perno hamlet of Monforte d'Alba, is such a special bottling. Deeply colored, full-bodied, and with great concentration and structured - not something associated with Barbera. Scudetto means shield and reflects the vineyard's shape. Traditionally macerated for 15-20 days then aged in medium sized oak. Bottled 3 years post vintage. Cellar for 10-15 years. EPIC!
The Details
Variety - Barbera
Country - Italy
Region - Piemonte
Sub Region - Monforte d'Alba
Extra - Cork
Year - 2020
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
The estate of Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio has a long and illustrious history in Piemont, and it is unequivocally one of the greatest Barolo producers. This traditionally-styled winery's origins date back to the mid-1800s, when Giuseppe Mascarello made a name for himself managing the vineyards of other landowners, and which ultimately culminated in the purchase of his own vineyards and cellars in 1881 in the village of Monforte d'Alba.
Mauro Mascarello has been the winemaker for the Giuseppe Mascarello estate since the late 1960s, succeeding his father, Giuseppe, and his grandfather, Maurizio, both legends in their time. And like them, Mauro is a traditionalist dedicated to long fermentations and aging in old botti. But Mauro has also made important changes, not the least of which was the creation of a single Barolo from the great Monprivato vineyard in 1970. Prior to that year, his family had always made their towering Barolos and Barolo Riservas by blending Monprivato fruit with grapes from other sites.
