2001 Barolo, Riserva Monprivato, Ca d'Morissio, G. Mascarello (750ml)

Vintage: 2001
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Barolo
Vineyard: Monprivato
Designation: Ca d'Morissio Riserva
Appellation: Barolo
Producer: G. Mascarello
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Type: Red
Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub-Region: Langhe
Alcohol:

Tasting note:The 2001 Barolo Riserva Monprivato Ca d’Morissio comes across as almost Pinot-like in its intensely perfumed expression of red fruit. Roses, sweet herbs, spices and balsamic nuances emerge over time, adding further complexity. The 2001 is an especially refined, elegant version of this Barolo. I expect that over time the 2001 Ca d’Morissio will put on additional weight, as Mascarello’s wines often do. The 2001 Ca d’Morissio is another beautiful and highly promising young Barolo from Mauro Mascarello. (96+pts. AG, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: Nov 2009
Score: 96+
Drink: 2011-2031

Tasting note: Good medium red with a hint of amber. Perfumed nose offers cherry, prune, minerals, menthol and dried rose. Fat, sweet and very rich, with a silky texture and an impression of weightlessness. Extremely fine-grained, dry and elegant Barolo, but less fruity and showy today than the regular Monprivato. This one out-Burgundies Burgundy. But this wonderfully broad wine is very closed today, perhaps due to the recent bottling-or simply a function of the slow-to-evolve michet.  (94+ pts. Stephen Tanzer, IWC)

Tasted: Nov./Dec. 2007
Score: 94+
Drink: N/A