Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Monprivato Cà d'Morissio Riserva Barolo Nebbiolo 1997

Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

This wine is exactly where I want it right now. The perfect balance between fresh an mature aromas. Incredibly elegant for such a warm vintage

Moya Shawley

Recovering from a horrendous cold that I’m pretty sure I got from walking the streets of Paris last week, I decided to venture out for a “treat yourself” Monday night dinner back in Chicago. You know that song lyric that goes, “whatever Lola wants, Lola gets”? Well, not in my case. I did want a French wine solely based on nostalgia, but settled on an Italian in a French restaurant. With one nostril passage opened, I was able to get a very overpowering bouquet of tar (which by the way has been on my bucket list of aromatics to smell- so happy I can cross that off), earth floor, mushrooms, cedar and a bit of menthol. Tannins are very much soft and nonexistent in this bottle- full bodied with high acidity. Medium garnet color, which was surprising based on the age. I didn’t find this as complex as some Barolos I’ve had in the past, but still found it very enjoyable. On the palate, a very surprising sweet ripeness of red plum that doesn’t linger long on the tongue. Overall- not bad for a Monday.

Giancarlo Cicero

Still way young. Awesome.

Ron Siegel

Out of mag

Sebasatian

1997