Massolino

Serralunga d'Alba Barolo Nebbiolo

9.238 ratings
9.17 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
M. Christopher Roebuck

Medium red with a hint of orange developing. Herbal nose. Cherry on the palate with nutty notes. Alcohol medium plus, acidity medium, tannins are of course still quite blunt. This will benefit with age, but I'm wondering if the tertiary flavors will add some complexity--as it stands now it's somewhat one-dimensional, but very good.

92+ points

Medium red with a hint of orange developing. Herbal nose. Cherry on the palate with nutty notes. Alcohol medium plus, acidity medium, tannins are of course still quite blunt. This will benefit with age, but I'm wondering if the tertiary flavors will add some complexity--as it stands now it's somewhat one-dimensional, but very good.

92+ points

Mar 8th, 2024
Eric Guido

So young, so dense and so concentrated. Youthful tannin coats the senses but there's so much dark ripe fruit, minerals, and stone/ash to keep this enjoyable tonight. Amazing. In need of time but bursting at the seams.

So young, so dense and so concentrated. Youthful tannin coats the senses but there's so much dark ripe fruit, minerals, and stone/ash to keep this enjoyable tonight. Amazing. In need of time but bursting at the seams.

Sep 18th, 2015
Stephen Carney

2005

Jun 5th, 2015
Watabe Ishizukinou

Vintage 2017

Vintage 2017

Mar 18th, 2022
Laith A

This was golden brown in color ... smoothed out tannins .. subdued fruit profile but still excellent

This was golden brown in color ... smoothed out tannins .. subdued fruit profile but still excellent

Nov 29th, 2019
Jill Goldfine

$$$

May 9th, 2016
Tom Wood

Such a beautiful wine, really needs some time to show it's true glory. Notes of bright mascerano cherry and cherry liqueur with a feint stalkiness. Molasses, rose and and a desirable musty oak tone coming through late in the piece. The most notable trait being the balance for this wine. One bottle not nearly enough

Such a beautiful wine, really needs some time to show it's true glory. Notes of bright mascerano cherry and cherry liqueur with a feint stalkiness. Molasses, rose and and a desirable musty oak tone coming through late in the piece. The most notable trait being the balance for this wine. One bottle not nearly enough

Mar 24th, 2016
Tamami Sylvester

2011. Beautiful taste. Also elegant label!

2011. Beautiful taste. Also elegant label!

Sep 3rd, 2015
George Hesse

Very pleasant. Nice nose. Slight chalk bit not too much. Very light red color. Almost like a rose in color. 2010 vintage.

Very pleasant. Nice nose. Slight chalk bit not too much. Very light red color. Almost like a rose in color. 2010 vintage.

Jun 9th, 2015
SF
9.0

Had this beautiful Massolino Barolo 2010 at the James beard Foodie under Forty wine tasting last night. Such a beautiful, elegant wine that delivers a mix of cherry, truffle, black pepper perfume, with long lasting, silky smooth finishing. Elegant is the best world to describe this big red

Had this beautiful Massolino Barolo 2010 at the James beard Foodie under Forty wine tasting last night. Such a beautiful, elegant wine that delivers a mix of cherry, truffle, black pepper perfume, with long lasting, silky smooth finishing. Elegant is the best world to describe this big red

Apr 23rd, 2015