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1978 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Villero
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barolo
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Community Tasting Notes 14
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JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 points
December 23, 2021 - 6 hrs slow o. Strawberry, sandalwood, old balsamic. Surprisingly smooth and mellow. Acidity good but not bracing. Very fine tannins. Fruit is a little subdued but the overall package is very harmonious.
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Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 95 points
August 22, 2020 - Stunning, if anything a step up from the last bottle. More sweet fruit on the nose, gorgeous complexity on the palate. Long long peppery finish. Amazing how these ‘78s have so much life and depth. A standard for well aged Barolo in my experience.
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Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 93 points
May 13, 2020 - Really interesting older wine, very enjoyable. After 4+ hour decant, the nose alternated between earthy, leathery, slightly sherried notes with rich red strawberry and iron. The palate had surprising youth and vivacity, dark cherry fruit, leathery earth, acid and some tannins still. Long long tart finish. Smoky acid great with roast pork shoulder.
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dcwino wrote: 93 points
November 7, 2015 - 2015 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/3/2015-11/9/2015 (Villa D’este, Lake Como): A bit rustic but incredibly youthful nose displaying dry red fruits, dry red cherry, anise, roasted chestnut, tar, decaying wet leaves, rusted metal and earth. Really structured wine, still shows mouth puckering acidity and tannins. A bit rustic but incredibly youthful.
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Matt Neel wrote:
May 18, 2012 - 1978 Barolo & Barbaresco with The Rare Wine Company (Del Posto, NYC): Blood. Nose deep and complicated, medicinal, sandalwood, saline; but no viscera which often comes with this particular set of aromas. Very youthful on the nose. Palate big, taut, tannic; dark fruits. Needs quite a lot more time in the bottle. Good length.
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By Antonio Galloni
Historic Piedmont: A Trip Back In Time (Nov 2015), 11/1/2015 (link)(Giuseppe Mascarello & Figlio Barolo Villero) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2012, Issue #39, Revisiting the 1978 Piemonte Vintage: A Great Set of Wines Really Starts to Stir(Barolo “Villero”- Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Giuseppe Mascarello Revisited: 1967 - 2001 (Oct 2006) (link)(Giuseppe Mascarello E Figlio Barolo Villero) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
3/20/2011 (link) 93 points(Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Villero) Bricking medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; dried cherry, dried berry, juniper nose; youthful, dried cherry, dried red fruit, roses palate; long finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1978
- Type Red
- Producer Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Villero
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barolo
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 8 (5%)
- In Cellars 93 (62%)
- Consumed 49 (33%)
Food Pairing
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- VarietalNebbiolo
- VineyardVillero
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarolo