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This Week's Must-Try Wines from Vinous

Welcome to this week's Must-Try Wines from Vinous! Each week we compile a list of wines from the Vinous database that you need to add to your wine wish list. With all the various regions, producers, and grapes, no week will be the same! All of the wines listed in this feature are available for purchase on Banquet . This week's must-try wines are from Antonio Galloni’s article, Bartolo Mascarello 1955 to…from Magnum . Enjoy his notes for this week's must-try below! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “When it came time to decide on the Rare Wine Dinner for La Festa del Barolo in 2023, the year of our tenth anniversary, there was only one choice. Bartolo Mascarello was the first grower I met in Piedmont. Mascarello spent several hours with me that afternoon in a wide-ranging discussion that touched on politics, culture and, eventually, wine. It was an important moment, a moment in which I began to understand that the wines I loved so much were deeply shaped by the people who crafted them.” -- Antonio Galloni, Bartolo Mascarello 1955 to…from Magnum, July 2023 1. 2016 Cantina Bartolo Mascarello Barolo Nebbiolo 2. 2010 Cantina Bartolo Mascarello Barolo Nebbiolo 3. 2006 Cantina Bartolo Mascarello Barolo Nebbiolo 4. 2004 Cantina Bartolo Mascarello Barolo Nebbiolo 5. 1990 Cantina Bartolo Mascarello Barolo Nebbiolo

Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 1990

Delectable Wine
9.7

The 1990 Barolo (magnum) is in fine shape. Sensual and racy, the 1990 is a fabulous example of the year. Dried cherry fruit, spice, worn-in leather, tobacco and mint show the signs of well-worn age. I wouldn’t hang on to the 1990 too much longer, as it is not going to improve. It sure is delicious now, though. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2023) — a year ago

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Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2016

Delectable Wine
9.8

The 2016 Barolo (magnum) is obviously a very, very young wine and yet its inclusion in this flight is essential, both for getting a glimpse of the wine at this early stage and also for understanding its place among recent vintages. Supremely elegant and classically austere in bearing, the 2016 is sublime. The vibrancy of the flavors is captivating, as is the wine’s energy. All the 2016 needs is time. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2023) — a year ago

Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2006

Delectable Wine
9.7

Potent and explosive in feel, the 2006 Barolo (magnum) is a brooding, imposing wine. Dark fruit, menthol, spice and mocha infuse the 2006 with notable depth. As impressive as the 2006 is, there is a slightly advanced quality that is worth watching over the next few years. It’s hard to say if that nuance has always been present, or if it simply made more evident because of the presence of so many strong vintages in this tasting. Either way, it seems pretty obvious that the 2006 doesn’t reach the level of more recent vintages. Of course, it is also possible this particular magnum was not totally perfect. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2023) — a year ago

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Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2004

Delectable Wine
9.4

The 2004 Barolo (magnum) is soft and silky, but it is also more forward than I expect, or want, to be honest. Dried flowers, leather, spice, game and dark-fleshed fruit fill out the layers. Vertical tastings serve, among other things, to shine a bright light on a single wine over many vintages. In this context, the 2004 does not live up to my original enthusiasm. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2023) — a year ago

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Cantina Bartolo Mascarello

Barolo Nebbiolo 2010

Delectable Wine
9.9

Still embryonic, Mascarello’s 2010 Barolo (magnum) shows all the classicism it did when I first tasted it from cask many years ago. There is a feeling of crystalline purity and translucence here that is simply captivating. This is Nebbiolo and Barolo in all its glory in what has turned out to be an epic vintage for the estate. Time in the glass brings out scents of lavender, dried flowers and dark fruit, all wrapped together by huge swaths of tannin. Readers lucky enough to own the 2010 are in for a tremendous treat. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2023) — a year ago