Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo

9.3104 ratings
9.447 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Mike Saviage

Tasted blind. Dark tawny, opaque. Old wine nose with notes of dark fruit, chicory, hazelnut and vanilla. Like earlier in the day, the age of this and the notes mean it could be anything. I go with a guess of 50's Rioja and others are in similar areas. Although this never showed the old Italian barolo descriptors you'd correlate with it, this was a very well made wine and certainly better than the 64 before it.

Tasted blind. Dark tawny, opaque. Old wine nose with notes of dark fruit, chicory, hazelnut and vanilla. Like earlier in the day, the age of this and the notes mean it could be anything. I go with a guess of 50's Rioja and others are in similar areas. Although this never showed the old Italian barolo descriptors you'd correlate with it, this was a very well made wine and certainly better than the 64 before it.

Oct 31st, 2022
Conrad Green

3. Flawed. Is it VA? Sad.

3. Flawed. Is it VA? Sad.

Oct 26th, 2022
Conrad Green

Almost translucent. Looks like rose. Bright and shrill. Pretty and light and long. With time in glass opening up and getting haunting and gorgeous. Really interesting.

Almost translucent. Looks like rose. Bright and shrill. Pretty and light and long. With time in glass opening up and getting haunting and gorgeous. Really interesting.

Oct 26th, 2022
Conrad Green

The nose on this is spectacular. Raspberry, wild strawberry. Cherry, licorice, earth and floral notes on the nose. A sweet intense palate- great tang and tension. A broad array of secondary flavors. Consommé-like intensity and lightness. Blown away by this wine.

The nose on this is spectacular. Raspberry, wild strawberry. Cherry, licorice, earth and floral notes on the nose. A sweet intense palate- great tang and tension. A broad array of secondary flavors. Consommé-like intensity and lightness. Blown away by this wine.

Oct 3rd, 2021
Conrad Green

Not a good bottle. Super bummer

Not a good bottle. Super bummer

May 9th, 2021
Conrad Green

Gorgeously supple blue fruit. Very fresh and dynamic- hints of menthol and gnarly stuff. Pure and delicious. A great bottle.

Gorgeously supple blue fruit. Very fresh and dynamic- hints of menthol and gnarly stuff. Pure and delicious. A great bottle.

May 1st, 2019
Conrad Green

Very soft and pretty open fruit. Plums and lifted blackcurrant fruit. Hints of leather and roses. So supple and delicious.

Very soft and pretty open fruit. Plums and lifted blackcurrant fruit. Hints of leather and roses. So supple and delicious.

Mar 13th, 2019
Conrad Green

Very light and pretty. Sour cherry fruit. Super clear with lifted high toned fruit. So gorgeous and floral and exciting. Wow!

Very light and pretty. Sour cherry fruit. Super clear with lifted high toned fruit. So gorgeous and floral and exciting. Wow!

Mar 13th, 2019
Conrad Green

Slightly soupy looking but dark. Gnarly blue fruit. Sour, then deep blue fruit. Showing really young alongside the cantina. A bit dumb right now but very pure.

Slightly soupy looking but dark. Gnarly blue fruit. Sour, then deep blue fruit. Showing really young alongside the cantina. A bit dumb right now but very pure.

Jun 29th, 2018
Scott Barber

Wine Educator Meadowood Napa Valley

9.2

Still young and a bit disjointed. Not coming together just yet but it will be great. Acidity is a bit more pronounced than I expected. Opened up towards the end a bit.

Still young and a bit disjointed. Not coming together just yet but it will be great. Acidity is a bit more pronounced than I expected. Opened up towards the end a bit.

May 25th, 2018