Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo, 2012 Clusel Roch 2021 A family friend of the

A family friend of the Cathiards (Romanée-Saint-Vivant)

and honeyed sweetness

This 2017 dry Riesling with 'extended elevage' (nine-year aging) is fully mature: honeyed stone fruit

and cherry notes are lifted by jasmine and white pepper

The palate is smooth but energetic—lightly nutty

Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo, 2012 Clusel Roch 2021 A family friend of theBartolo Mascarello's Barolo from 2012, made by the most revered name in traditional Barolo. Maria Teresa Mascarello continues her father's methods exactly: a co fermented blend of four crus (Cannubi, San Lorenzo, Rue, Rocche dell'Annunziata) aged in large neutral Slavonian botti. 2012 was a solid, classically proportioned vintage, giving a balanced Barolo with firm structure that is beginning to soften. Decant and either enjoy now or hold a few more