1958 Cantina Mascarello Barolo Cannubi

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 95 points

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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. This was just unbelievable stunning. It’s spice and fruit and vibrant and bright and really surprising to think that this has 60+ years of life because it is going very strongly. Really drinking great. Don’t get confused by the label. They always said Cannubi but it is the same blend that Bartolo Mascarello has always done. Just used Cannubi since that was the most famous of the vineyards but this is still a blend. Ironically some of that Cannubi parcel was a trade from some mediocre vineyards in Barolo proper where a farmer wanted to consolidate his holdings and so gave a 1 for 1 trade of acreage.

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  10/8/2021 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 98 Points

  A Tour de Force 'Best Bottle' Tasting (Republique, Los Angeles): My first Barolo from this legendary year. A friend graciously sourced this from a trusted relationship, specifically for our tasting, receiving all appropriate assurances of excellent provenance. If it were not for this, I would have declared the bottle a forgery based on color alone: amazingly dark and robust. And yes, the label spelled 'Cannubi' with one 'n' and two 'b's', as the Vinous experts told us to expect. No decant, which I regret a bit. This was a fabulous wine right away, but gained weight with air and probably could have used 6 hours or so to find its apogee. There were some minty notes on the nose, alongside red fruit and some balsam. The wine had plenty of structure, with firm tannins wrapping around the dark cherry and tapenade flavors, which emerged in waves. A rich and powerful Nebbiolo, presumably due both to vintage and vineyard.

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  8/24/2016 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The ‘58 worried me, with its completely resolved color showing only a slight red hue. On the nose, a display of earth tones, dried flowers, and musk gave way to hints of maderization. On the palate, herb-infused, tart red fruits gave way to elevated acidity that seemed to touch upon all of the senses. It finished long on dried cherry, cedar, leather and a twang of acidity. It was completely mature and on the decline, but still highly enjoyable on this evening.

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