and a thread of salinity that pulls the wine long and lean through the finish
and mocha layered with hints of violet
Parafada is a south-facing parcel of calcareous marl in Serralunga
The 2021 vintage displays a garnet red color with a vibrant nose of crushed red fruit and fresh strawberry jam layered with licorice and bay leaf
concentrated middle weight flavors brimming with dry extract
Margherita Otto, Barolo, 2017 David Bowler 2024 Austria_Germany and a thread of salinityThe Margherita Otto project belongs to Alan Manley, an American who relocated to Piedmont, spent years working alongside Maria Teresa Mascarello in the cellar of Bartolo Mascarello, and in 2015 launched his own tiny estate. Like Mascarello, he makes a single Barolo blended in continuous fermentation across vineyards in Monforte (near Ginestra), Castiglione Falletto (Pernanno), and additional plots added in 2018 a classic assemblaggio Barolo at a