Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno other_regions_italy 500-liter French oak vats and

500-liter French oak vats and 18% in new French barrique

black cherry and pepper notes

Not very bordeaux – more reminiscent of some of the more ambitious Spanish reds at the moment

(89-91)/2015+

showing terrific balance and a long

Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno other_regions_italy 500-liter French oak vats andGood deep red. Ripe but distinctly wild nose hints at strawberry and musky roast coffee. Then a bit lower pitched in the mouth than the Villero and much more tannic on the back end. A somewhat rustic leathery element currently dominates underlying fruit. I'm not wild for the oak treatment here, which gives the finish a dry edge. Stephen Tanzer