Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno other_regions potpourri and smoky minerals

potpourri and smoky minerals

elegant and admirably pure nose offers up notes of anise

On the palate the succulent

This is an expensive bottle for sure

My sense is that while this will age effortlessly for decades

Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno other_regions potpourri and smoky mineralsGood deep red. Ripe but distinctly wild nose hints at strawberry and musky roast coffee. Then a bit lower pitched in the mouth than the Villero and much more tannic on the back end. A somewhat rustic leathery element currently dominates underlying fruit. I'm not wild for the oak treatment here, which gives the finish a dry edge. Stephen Tanzer