Barolo Perno Vigna Santo Stefano Giuseppe Mascarello 2018

Barolo Perno Vigna Santo Stefano Giuseppe Mascarello comes from a vineyard in the commune of Monforte d’Alba. It is matured in medium sized Slavonian oak barrels for around 30 months and is a truly memorable wine. It has a complex fruit structure of wonderful oak flavours of pepper, tobacco, tar and truffle. Lively, fresh and a pure joy.

Giuseppe Mascarello is one of Barolo’s greatest names. The family have been producing wine in the Langhe since 1881 and today the estate is run by Mauro, aided by his son Guiseppe and daughter, Elena. The wine making process remains very traditional with hard and meticulous work being put into the vineyard. Manual weeding, crop thinning, and a very late harvest all ensure that the grapes are of the highest quality before they arrive at the winery. They believe in long macerations and extended maturation in large oak casks (botte). The resulting wines are suited to long term bottle ageing.