Barolo, 2012

Name: Barolo
Brand: Bartolo Mascarello
Price: 944.64 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017

justerini & brooks tasting note

Maria Teresa Mascarello is one of the region’s flagbearers for traditionally-made Barolo, taking the baton from her father Bartolo and grandfather Giulio who founded the estate in 1919. Tradition here means producing a blend that is greater than the sum of its parts. Vineyards include many choice parcels, amongst which are Rocche dell’Annunziata, San Lorenzo, Cannubi and Rue. The Barolo is aged in large used slavoninan oak cask for three years before bottling. These are some of most refined, nuanced delicately-balanced Barolos money can buy.

critic reviews

95/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

We start with the 2012 Barolo from Bartolo Mascarello, which is everything I expect. Perfumed, gracious and utterly sublime, the 2012 is all nuance. It is a real treat to taste and drink after two weeks of tasting embryonic six-month-old Bordeaux. It is also absolutely gorgeous with some of the lighter first courses on the menu. I can see the bewildered faces of my guests, all them native or adopted Bordeaux locals. “How can a wine be so light and yet deliver so much depth and persistence?” That, in a nutshell is what Nebbiolo is all about.

DRINKING WINDOW 2020 - 2037

date of review 07/2019

94+/100Monica Larner,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Bartolo Mascarello 2012 Barolo is a beautiful wine that is endowed by a deep sense of purity and clarity. What else should you expect from the producer whose name is forever linked to the definition of traditional Barolo? The wine is vibrant and elegant with an evident sense of inner grace that translates to both the nose and the mouthfeel. Silky and polished, the wine reveals delicate tones of wild rose, forest berry, licorice, dried ginger and cola. Maria Teresa Mascarello used the word "fragile" to describe this vintage and I think it is a poetically appropriate term for this wine.

DRINKING WINDOW 2018 - 2035

date of review 06/2016