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Massolino Discovery Pack in Wooden Box

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Massolino Discovery Pack in Wooden Box
Producer Massolino
Country Italy
Product Code BOX-13

Massolino Langhe Nebbiolo 2020
Massolino Barbera d'Alba 2021
Massolino Dolcetto d'Alba 2021

Massolino’s Nebbiolo is sourced from the estate's younger Barolo vines in Serralunga, Monforte’s Cascina I Maschi on the border of the Barolo area (where the soils are rich in chalk) and a parcel in Alba on lighter, sandy clay soils (which brings power and fruit concentration). The blend is roughly one-third from each terroir. Like all Massolino Nebbiolo, it was aged in large Slavonian oak casks (although the Langhe only spends 15 months in wood, compared to 24-plus months for the Barolo wines).

The 2021 Barbera comes from Massolino’s a combination of Serralunga and Monforte d’Alba vineyards. The 2021 was fermented for 10 to 12 days in cement tanks and was raised in the same vessels for a short period before being bottled and released.

Like the Barbera, the Dolcetto comes from estate-owned sites in both Serralunga and the Cascina I Maschi vineyard in Monforte d’Alba. From a cooler, later harvest, it’s a touch darker in fruit profile than the 2020, and just as delicious.


Massolino Discovery Pack in Wooden Box

Reviews

“Massolino envisages its Langhe Nebbiolo as a 'baby Barolo'. The winemaking is no different, other than a shorter maceration and ageing (just 12 months in Slavonian oak). Restrained and complex, the moderate temperature of fermentation seems to jump out of the glass with a peachy aroma enhanced by a strawberry vibrancy and savoury liquorice in depth. This Nebbiolo is focused on delicacy, showing ripe tannins with a dusty finish and refreshing, integrated acidity. Incredibly precise and signature definition, with a moderate length.”
92 points, Aldo Fiordelli, Decanter
(2021 Barbera) “Very bright with a purple edge to the color. Lots of dark cherries, violet and licorice that extend to a fleshy, medium-bodied palate. I love the crunch and the succulence here. An excellent Barbera d’Alba that can be enjoyed in the next five years. Drink or hold.”
92 points, James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

Reviews

“Massolino envisages its Langhe Nebbiolo as a 'baby Barolo'. The winemaking is no different, other than a shorter maceration and ageing (just 12 months in Slavonian oak). Restrained and complex, the moderate temperature of fermentation seems to jump out of the glass with a peachy aroma enhanced by a strawberry vibrancy and savoury liquorice in depth. This Nebbiolo is focused on delicacy, showing ripe tannins with a dusty finish and refreshing, integrated acidity. Incredibly precise and signature definition, with a moderate length.”
92 points, Aldo Fiordelli, Decanter
(2021 Barbera) “Very bright with a purple edge to the color. Lots of dark cherries, violet and licorice that extend to a fleshy, medium-bodied palate. I love the crunch and the succulence here. An excellent Barbera d’Alba that can be enjoyed in the next five years. Drink or hold.”
92 points, James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

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