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Bottle of Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo, 2016 (1.5L) [DO NOT SELL] - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York

Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo, 2016 (1.5L)

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Bartolo Mascarello
$1,499.00
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In Piedmont, few wines carry the legacy of Barolo like those from Bartolo Mascarello. The 2016 Barolo is a striking wine, offering a combination of freshness, depth, and power—everything you'd expect from this legendary estate.

The nose opens with a vivid bouquet of red fruit—cherry, raspberry, and strawberry—interwoven with delicate floral notes of rose and violet. As the wine breathes, hints of tobacco, leather, and spice develop, adding a layer of complexity that only time can reveal. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and structured, with firm tannins that lend it both power and grace. The acidity is fresh and bright, lifting the fruit while maintaining balance. The finish is long and evolving, with lingering notes of dark fruit, earth, and a touch of minerality that reflects the Barolo terroir.

This wine is ideal for pairing with rich dishes like braised meats, truffle risotto, or aged cheeses. While it's drinking beautifully now, the 2016 Barolo has the structure and depth to continue developing in the bottle, revealing even more nuance and complexity over the next decade. A timeless classic, Bartolo Mascarello’s 2016 Barolo is a perfect example of what makes Barolo such a revered wine.

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Bartolo made a name for himself resisting the modernizing trends in the region, encapsulated by a message he put on a hand-drawn bottle label: “No Barriques, No Berlusconi”. He died a few years ago but the domain is now in the gifted hands of his daughter Maria Theresa, who has raised the profile even further with a series of fabulous vintages. Still hewing rigorously to tradition (long macerations, and no barriques!), they are one of the very few domains to still release just one Barolo made from a blend of all their parcels (as was generally the case before single vineyard cuvees started to appear in the 1960s). 30% of the Barolo comes from Rocche di Annunziata in La Morra; the rest from three different vineyards in the commune of Barolo: Rue, San Lorenzo and Cannubi.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 98
"Maria Teresa Mascarello made one of the wines of the vintage in 2016. Her 2016 Barolo is soft and sensual, but also quite hushed - as many wines are in this vintage in the early going. Medium in body with silky tannins and exceptional balance, the 2016 has so much to offer, but it is also going to require quite a bit of time to be at its very best. Just after bottling, the 2016 was more generous and rich, but it is decidedly closed today. I wouldn't dream of touching a bottle before age ten, and even that will be early for a super-classic Barolo. Rose petal, mint, crushed flowers, anise and blood orange develop with time in the glass, but the 2016 is a Barolo for readers who can afford to be patient." -Vinous

Robert Parker

RP 100
"This is the stuff of dreams. The Bartolo Mascarello 2016 Barolo is a true icon of the vintage. The approach is elongated and silky, like lifting honey from a jar. The aromas are chiseled and focused with wild berry, licorice, candied orange peel, campfire ash, rusted iron, crushed graphite and pencil shaving. The wine's personality is downplayed, elegant and demure in one tasting but exuberant and expressive in the next. The tannins show snap and crunch, indicating they will drive the wine forward over many years of cellar age. This is one of those rare wines that is poised to improve with each increment of time. Structurally, it is perfect. If we were to create a template for an aspirational Barolo, this would be it."

Jancis Robinson

JR 18
"Great purity, lift and focus with cherry and raspberry fruit. Great freshness. Compact raspberry fruit with energetic, long tannins and a build-up of perfumed red fruit on the finish."

Decanter

D 99
"This legendary Barolo has traditionally been a blend of the estate’s plots in Canubbi, Ruè, Rocche dell’Annunziata and San Lorenzo. In 2015, the latter was pulled out and prepared for replanting. Coincidentally, in the same year, owners of a small, well-exposed Nebbiolo parcel neighbouring Mascarello’s Dolcetto holdings in Monrobiolo di Bussia offered it for rent, essentially making up the shortfall. The 2016 is so effortlessly seamless it is almost a shame to tease apart. Understated in its beauty, the nose slowly doles out successive fragrances of rose, raspberry, white pepper and rosehip. Expanding graciously across the palate, it distributes velvety, finely powdered tannins that are still compact and will take years to dissolve. But it is the underlying vibrant energy that drives this wine. Hints of blood orange and lavender linger on finish."

Wine Spectator

WS 97
"Sleek and stylish, with a supple texture that meshes with the firm yet ripe tannins, providing the backdrop for floral, cherry, currant, earth and tobacco flavors. Stays vibrant and fresh on the resonant finish, with terrific harmony and energy."

Wine Enthusiast

WE 99
"Focused and fragrant, this striking red offers enticing perfumes recalling violet, rose, red berry and menthol. Showing extreme elegance, energy and precision, the palate doles out succulent cherry, raspberry, orange zest and star anise while a sprinkling of white pepper graces the lingering finish. Taut, refined tannins and bright acidity provide wonderful balance."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    1.5L

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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