2016 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 95.8 points

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  11/20/2023 - Klugi Wine wrote: 97 Points

  I must admit that this behemoth did not change a lot over the last 2 years when tasted last.
  Still incredibly young with captivating tannins but also already indicating its grandeur ahead.
  After an hour in the glass a kaleidoscope of fragrances develop with red berries, violets, some tar and interesting umami notes develop.
  I would give it another 5 years to get into a first drinking window and enjoy the decades to come.

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  10/22/2023 - Brian of Mull Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Opened for 3 hours. Color is brick red with a hint of orange on the rim. On the nose: Tar, strawberry, cherry, rose and forest floor. On the palate: Soft Strawberry and cherry, tar, orange zest, licorice and forest floor. Extremely elegant, tannins are very soft. Finish is very long. This wine is beautiful and it’s still a baby. An example of how great Barolo can be.

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  10/8/2023 - signotim Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Half a glass at a work dinner and what a memorable half a glass it was. Beautiful nebbiolo with a kaleidoscope of floral notes on the boquet... it almost made me dizzy smelling this wine. And perfectly pure dried cherry fruit with tar on the palate with a soft, delicate texture. I could have put the whole bottle away but this one went very quickly. A heavenly wine even at a young age and I can only image the heights it will reach in another 10 - 20 years. 97+

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  2/2/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  La Festa del Barolo: Rare Wine Dinner - Bartolo Mascarello (Legacy Records): From a magnum. Reminds me a lot of the ‘08 in style. A bit of sweetness and lovely fruit and very classic and pretty in style. Lightly floral. It holds together very nicely. Much too young at the moment, but there’s a lot to like here and it’s still approachable.

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  2/2/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  The ‘16 Barolo showed similarly to what I recall from 2020, although I found it a bit awkward on the palate, which can likely be chalked up to being in an adolescent stage.
  
  The aromatics are super fresh and lifted, with tons of sheer energy, with pure red berry fruits, fresh orange fruit, fresh roses, and spices. The nose stands out for the combination of sweet, pure red toned fruit and a citrus top note. On the palate, the wine shows a similar profile, with sweet red berry and red roses and citrus tones, with high acidity, medium body, with great finesse. While all the components are there, tonight (tasted as a single glass in a large tasting) this wine didn’t show as well as the 2010 or 2013 alongside it, which both showed a bit more cohesiveness.
  
  I would rate this in the 96-97 range; my best guess is it’ll show better with a few more years to settle down, and a 96 will begin to look conservative.

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