{"product_id":"bartolo-mascarello-barolo-2012","title":"Bartolo Mascarello Barolo 2012","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew names in Piedmont carry the weight of Bartolo Mascarello. Under Maria Teresa Mascarello, the estate has stayed devoutly old-school, with fruit from four storied Barolo crus – Cannubi, San Lorenzo, Ruè, and Rocche dell'Annunziata – co-fermented together and aged 30 months in large Slavonian oak casks, the way great Barolo was made long before anyone chased points. The 97-point 2012 is a poignant vintage in its own right, as a spring hailstorm in the Ruè vineyard trimmed the already-modest production. Wines like this don't sit on shelves, and we managed to secure a small parcel. But be forewarned… after these six bottles are gone, that’s it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePour a glass and you'll understand the fuss. It's classic traditional Barolo – pale garnet in the glass, but anything but shy on the nose, where dried rose petals, wild strawberry, and crushed raspberry give way to sweet baking spice, licorice, a touch of orange peel, and that unmistakable Nebbiolo tar-and-tobacco character. The palate is magical, silky, and precise, red-fruited and floral, with fine-grained tannins that grip just enough to remind you this is a wine built for the long haul, all carried on bright, mouthwatering acidity into a finish that simply won't quit. Drinking beautifully now with a decant, and structured to reward another decade-plus in the cellar. Yours for $329 – a fair bit under the roughly $500 you'd expect to pay – and we'll cover free shipping on a single bottle, so there's no reason to leave this one behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52331835818281,"sku":"1012575","price":329.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/BartoloMascarelloBarolo2012_SKU_Rack.jpg?v=1768452416","url":"https:\/\/firstbottlewines.com\/products\/bartolo-mascarello-barolo-2012","provider":"First Bottle Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}