Giuseppe Mascarello Barbera d'Alba Scudetto 2022 NO20230823 coral-pink sparkler with genuine character

coral-pink sparkler with genuine character and an easygoing charm that begs you to open it on a Tuesday

On the nose expects elderberry

Before the omnipresence of vineyards

and proof that a workhorse grape can run

a generous percentage of malt yields a unique floral character

Giuseppe Mascarello Barbera d'Alba Scudetto 2022 NO20230823 coral-pink sparkler with genuine characterBarbera from one of Barolo's most revered traditional estates. Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio was founded in 1881; Mauro Mascarello (fourth generation) works alongside his daughter Elena. The Scudetto vineyard ('shield,' for its shape) is in Monforte d'Alba. Same uncompromising approach as the Barolos: no French oak barrels or roto fermenters, only old Slavonian oak botti purchased in the 1950s. If you want to taste Mascarello's philosophy without the