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Wines by Giuseppe
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Giuseppe
Mascarello
The Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio estate—the motto of which—“Only
the memory of the past can open the way to the future”—provides
a succinct articulation of its defining philosophy.
Giuseppe Mascarello established his estate in
Monforte d’Alba in 1881. It was Giuseppe’s son, Maurizio,
however, who began to establish the family’s positioning among
the defining producers of Barolo with the purchase of land in the
nearby commune of Castiglione Falletto in 1904. This acquisition commenced
the Mascarellos’ eminent ties with the past, bringing them ownership
of a parcel of the Monprivato vineyard. In 1921, Maurizio planted
a portion of Monprivato to a special clone of the Nebbiolo grape—Michét— which
is recognized as a particularly refined strain of the grape. His sons,
Giuseppe and Natale, succeeded their father upon his passing in 1923,
yet disparate views required a division of the holdings. During this
phase, Giuseppe invested in the development and qualitative integrity
of production; he also replanted the Michét clone originally
introduced by his father.
His son, Mauro, assumed direction in 1967,
immediately instituting a period of experimentation. Yet, his respect
for both traditional and modern vinification techniques earned him
the popular title of 'enlightened traditionalist.' In
1970, he began to bottle single crus, commencing with the famed Monprivato
(which the family achieved sole ownership of in 1990) and retained
the traditional aging regimen for all vineyard designates (approximately
three and a half years in old Slavonian oak casks and bottling without
fining or filtration). Mascarello Barolos begin to mature between
six and ten years of bottle age, and may continue to evolve over a
25- to 40-year span. The offerings below are classic and structured
wines from the 1996 vintage.
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