Barolo ‘Villero‘ - Nebbiolo

Across the board, the Giuseppe Mascarello estate produced 40% less Barolo in 2014 due to the difficulties of the vintage. The 2014 Barolo Villero was also hit by lower production numbers making the wine more difficult to locate at your local merchant. However, this expression from Castiglione Falletto's famed Villero site is worth seeking out because those lower yields resulted in careful and impressive workmanship. This wine is the most open and expressive of the three single-vineyard Baroli, and it is also the most rich. There is an almost meaty or fat quality to the fruit that cedes elegantly to exotic fruit, spice and crushed mineral. This vintage stands out as different, but it certainly holds it own.

The celebrated 2014 Barolo Riserva Monprivato Cà d'Morissio will be bottled in July and will be released in 2022. This Riserva was made in 2010 (on the market now), 2012, 2013 and 2014. The next vintage to taste (2012) will be ready for review next year. The jury is still out on whether the wine will be produced in 2015. The 2016 vintage will most certainly be produced, but because yields are lower in 2015, the Mascarello family is not sure they have enough to make the wine in 2015. 94/100 Larner - Parker