Lot 363
BARTOLO MASCARELLO BAROLO 2011 (1 MAG.) WA 94
GIACOMO CONTERNO BARBERA D'ALBA VIGNA FRANCIA 2015 (1 MAG.) WA 94
Lot 363 Details
BARTOLO MASCARELLO BAROLO 2011 (1 mag.)
Piedmonte.
The 2011 Barolo is a very expressive wine with more determination and muscle than you usually get in the wines of Bartolo Mascarello. The bouquet opens to plush flavors of red fruit and cherry with grilled herb, tobacco and mineral delineation. Its structure is yielding and round and the finish is ripe with soft fruit flavors. Make no mistake, it doles out complexity and an ethereal sense of balsam herb, cola and licorice that is the hallmark of this historic estate with a tiny garage winery in the town of Barolo. June 2015 Drink: 2017-2035 WA 94
GIACOMO CONTERNO BARBERA D'ALBA VIGNA FRANCIA 2015 (1 mag.)
Piedmonte.
Boasting immediate depth and dimension, the 2015 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Francia is a commanding and confident wine. Tasted from barrel, the wine's color is dense and very dark. Youthful fruit tones of blackberry confit and black currant give the wine a solid aromatic foundation. That base creates an appropriate framework for ethereal notes of licorice, black olive, spice and campfire ash. It is very difficult to achieve this level of complexity with Barbera, but Roberto Conterno does so with flawless perfection. The mouthfeel is round and plump, but the opulence of the wine is also reined in by its lively acidity. June 2017 Drink: 2019-2028 WA 94