Giacosa Fratelli Barolo Scarrone 'Vigna Mandorlo' Riserva 2013 | Italy

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WINE OVERVIEW

Giacosa Fratelli is a 5th-generation family-run, Piedmont winery founded in 1895 by sharecropper Giuseppe Giacosa, who bought their Neive winery after winning the Italian lottery. The family farms 50 hectares of vines across Piedmont including Monforte d’Alba and Castiglione Falletto in Barolo and Neive in Barbaresco. The family, including next generation twin brothers Mauro and Alessandro, deeply believe in reducing their consumption and carbon emissions. They work sustainably in the vineyard and winery - soon to be a zero emissions facility - to preserve the terroir and history of these traditional Piemonte wines.

Tasting Notes

Well structured and persistent on the palate. Expressive notes of rose, licorice, tobacco and white truffle.

Food Pairing

Excellent with red meats (roasted, skewered or grilled) or wild game.

Very fresh for a 2013 with lots of crushed cranberries and elderberries up front, then blending into mushrooms and black spices, such as kalonji and black cardamom. Full-bodied and lightly firm with fruit and spice-coated tannins and a long finish that sums up all that came before. James Suckling March 2021

Tech Details

Located in Vigna del Mandorlo in Scarrone (Castiglione Falletto), one of the most prestigious crus in Barolo. South orient vineyards with spurred cordon cultivation. Organically produced. Clay-calcareous soil, rich in micro elements of marine origin, alternated with layers of sandstone. Grapes are hand harvested and carefully placed in large cases. They are left to rest for a night before undergoing crushing and de-stemming the next morning. A long submerged cap maceration for 55 days. Aged for 46 months in 30 hectoliter French oak and 1 year in stainless steel tanks.