GIUSEPPE MASCARELLO Barbera d’Alba Superiore Scudetto 2017

GIUSEPPE MASCARELLO Barbera d’Alba Superiore Scudetto 2017

Barbera d’Alba Scudetto Giuseppe Mascarello 2017

GIUSEPPE MASCARELLO

The family

Giuseppe Mascarello began the family’s independent business in 1881 in the municipality of Monforte d’Alba, purchasing a plot in the Pian della Polvere region.

In 1904, Giuseppe’s son, Maurizio Mascarello, purchased a farmhouse in the “MONPRIVATO” region in the municipality of Castiglione Falletto. He moved his business there and began producing Barolo from the estate-owned MONPRIVATO vineyard. As the estate’s grapes were insufficient, Maurizio decided to supplement production with Dolcetto and Barbera wines. In 1919, Maurizio purchased an 18th-century building in the municipality of Monchiero (midway between Barolo, Monforte d’Alba, and Dogliani). After renovating it, he moved the winery there, as its structural features proved ideal for wine preservation.
In 1921, he planted a portion of the MONPRIVATO vineyard with Nebbiolo vines grafted with a specific clone of the Michét variety.

In 1923, upon his father’s death, Giuseppe took over the management of the family business, assisted by his brother Natale and sisters Giuseppina and Adelaide. Soon, however, Giuseppe and Natale divided the property and their respective sales areas for the wines produced.
In the second half of the 1950s, the old barrels were replaced with new ones made of fine Slavonian oak. These are produced in Italy according to unique, unprecedented criteria using personally selected wood. Barolo production increased significantly while maintaining consistent quality. At various points in his life, Giuseppe uprooted and replanted Nebbiolo vineyards.

After working alongside his father Giuseppe in the cellar for many years, Mauro took over the management of the Monchiero winery in 1967. That year, he oversaw his first vinification.
In 1970, he began vinifying Nebbiolo primarily from the MONPRIVATO vineyard and other sites.
Upon the death of his uncle Natale, Mauro purchased his business, reuniting it under the Giuseppe Mascarello estate.

BARBERA D’ALBA SCUDETTO

The Barbera d’Alba “Scudetto” from Giuseppe Mascarello winery is a fruity red wine with great freshness produced in the Perno hamlet of the municipality of Monforte d’Alba. It is made from pure Barbera grapes from vineyards trained in spur-pruned cordon at an altitude of approximately 320-350 meters. The Mascarello winery is a small and prestigious family-run estate in the Langhe that has been carrying forward, for four generations, with great artisanal professionalism, an intense and meticulous work of constant research for the highest quality in its wines.

• Vineyard of origin: Perno hamlet in the municipality of Monforte d’Alba (CN), below the chapel dedicated to St. Stephen.
• Vinification: Our selected grapes, traditional fermentation 12/14 days with floating cap. The wine is then aged in medium-capacity oak barrels for several months depending on the vintage or stabilized in inert containers.
• Organoleptic examination:
  Color: Intense ruby red with garnet reflections
  Aroma: Fruity with ripe grapes, vinous, intense, characteristic
  Taste: Backbone and structure, excellent body, balanced, characteristic.
• Food pairing: Red and white meats, fresh and spicy cheeses, cured meats, first courses.

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