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Bartolo Mascarello, Freisa, 2011

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Bartolo Mascarello
$79.99
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Freisa is one of Piedmont's great oddball grapes—a relative of Nebbiolo that's wild, a little rustic, sometimes faintly fizzy or off-dry, and adored by insiders. In Bartolo Mascarello's hands it's dry, structured, and serious, made exactly like their Barolo: organic farming, native yeasts, big old casks. The 2011 has had over a decade in bottle, which is exactly what tames Freisa's youthful edge into something more harmonious and savory. A rare, back-vintage bottle from a private cellar for the Piedmont-obsessed.

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More about Bartolo Mascarello

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.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Freisa

  • Vintage

    2011

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Bollito misto, braised rabbit, agnolotti, or robust hard cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Medium-bodied red with brisk acidity and firm, slightly rustic tannin. Maturity has rounded it out, adding dried-rose and savory, earthy notes.

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