Mascarello Guiseppe e Figlio SCUDETTO Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
Name:
Mascarello Guiseppe e Figlio SCUDETTO Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC - 2004
Where it's from:
>Italy
>Piemonte (Piedmont)
>Alba
Price per case:
£241.44
Bottle size:
75 cl
Bottles per case:
12
Style:
Powerful Reds
Grapes:
Barbera
Description:
It was the vine-tender Giuseppe Mascarello who began the family business back in 1881, in the village of Monforte d'Alba, where he purchased a site in Regione Pian della Polvere. Today, the family still run this well respected winery producing great wines that are a real reflection of the region.
A great Barbera wine showing a deep ruby red colour with elegant garnet highlights on ageing. The noses is vinous, typically varietal and ample while it is a powerful red, with stuffing and lots of body, well-balanced, round, packed with character and slightly tannic.
It was the vine-tender Giuseppe Mascarello who began the family business back in 1881, in the village of Monforte d'Alba, where he purchased a site in Regione Pian della Polvere. Today, the family still run this well respected winery producing great wines that are a real reflection of the region. A great Barbera wine showing a deep ruby red colour with elegant garnet highlights on ageing. The noses is vinous, typically varietal and ample while it is a powerful red, with stuffing and lots of body, well-balanced, round, packed with character and slightly tannic. (12 x 75 cl)
It was the vine-tender Giuseppe Mascarello who began the family business back in 1881, in the village of Monforte d'Alba, where he purchased a site in Regione Pian della Polvere. Today, the family still run this well respected winery producing great wines that are a real reflection of the region. The Santo Stefano hill in Perno, in the commune of Monforte d'Alba is where the Nebbiolo grapes are grown and once in the winery the wine is matured in medium-sized Slavonian oak barrels for around 36 months. The result is a garnet red coloured wine with orange-coloured highlights. The nose is very fruity, elegant, intense and gives way to an excellent body with power and stuffing and can be characterised by the full, well-balanced style. (6 x 75 cl)
It was the vine-tender Giuseppe Mascarello who began the family business back in 1881, in the village of Monforte d'Alba, where he purchased a site in Regione Pian della Polvere. Today, the family still run this well respected winery producing great wines that are a real reflection of the region. A deep ruby-red tending to violet coloured wine showing a winey, strong, fruity, varietal nose. This red is very dry, typically bitterish, intense, elegant, well-balanced, full of personality and stuffing; a big wine. (12 x 75 cl)
It was the vine-tender Giuseppe Mascarello who began the family business back in 1881, in the village of Monforte d'Alba, where he purchased a site in Regione Pian della Polvere. Today, the family still run this well respected winery producing great wines that are a real reflection of the region. This Nebbiolo wine is matured in medium-sized Slavonian oak barrels for around 14 months and is a garnet red colour with purplish highlights. The nose is showing a fruity aroma of ripe grapes, vinous, intense, varietal while on the palate it is dry, round, well-bodied as well as tannic. (12 x 75 cl)
It was the vine-tender Giuseppe Mascarello who began the family business back in 1881, in the village of Monforte d'Alba, where he purchased a site in Regione Pian della Polvere. Today, the family still run this well respected winery producing great wines that are a real reflection of the region. Once in the winery the Nebbiolo grapes are matured in small Slavonian oak barrels for around 36 months and the resulting colour is garnet red with orange-coloured highlights. The nose is very fruity, elegant, intense, with flowery notes while the good body is showing power and stuffing, demanding, masculine, long and full this is a wine to enjoy. (6 x 75 cl)
It was the vine-tender Giuseppe Mascarello who began the family business back in 1881, in the village of Monforte d'Alba, where he purchased a site in Regione Pian della Polvere. Today, the family still run this well respected winery producing great wines that are a real reflection of the region. Once in the winery the Nebbiolo grapes are matured in small Slavonian oak barrels for around 36 months and the resulting colour is garnet red with orange-coloured highlights. The nose is very fruity, elegant, intense, with flowery notes while the good body is showing power and stuffing, demanding, masculine, long and full this is a wine to enjoy. (6 x 75 cl)
It was the vine-tender Giuseppe Mascarello who began the family business back in 1881, in the village of Monforte d'Alba, where he purchased a site in Regione Pian della Polvere. Today, the family still run this well respected winery producing great wines that are a real reflection of the region. Nebbiolo wine that has spent around 36 months in medium-sized Slavonian oak barrels is showing a garnet red colour with orange-coloured highlights. On the nose it is very fruity, elegant, intense while the excellent body delivers power and stuffing as well as a full, well-balanced style. (6 x 75 cl)
It was the vine-tender Giuseppe Mascarello who began the family business back in 1881, in the village of Monforte d'Alba, where he purchased a site in Regione Pian della Polvere. Today, the family still run this well respected winery producing great wines that are a real reflection of the region. The Nebbiolo fruit come from the Monprivato vineyard in the village of Castiglione Falletto. Once in the winery the estate-grown bunches thinned during the summer undergo traditional-style, floating cap fermentation for 20/25 days. The wine is then matured in medium-sized Slavonian oak barrels for around 38 months. Garnet red colour with orange-coloured highlights, the nose is complex, very fruity, elegant, intense, spicy, with flowery sensations. Excellent body with power and stuffing this is a demanding wine, masculine, long and full. (6 x 75 cl)
From three vineyards in the Barolo producing region comes this chewy, new style Barbera. Lots of dense fruit and packed with flavour and weight. (6 x 75 cl)