Marcarini 2007 Barolo pre-shipment offer
“Some of the finest Baroli I have ever tasted from Marcarini” - Wine Advocate
A good marriage should improve the breed and so it is at Marcarini, where Manuel Marchetti, son-in-law of the legendary Anna Marcarini Bava, is running the family's estate and making gradual improvements. Year on year the organic approach to farming and a light touch in the cellar are coaxing better results from the old vines and superb terroirs. The wines show better younger than ever before, while retaining their inherent ageability. Best of all the family retains a remarkably modest pricing policy which sees their cru wines match basic-level Baroli from many top producers. By our reckoning, this makes them the best-value, high-scoring wines of the acclaimed 2007 Barolo vintage. /CW
Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, February 2011:
'The estate's 2007 Barolo Brunate sweeps across the palate with endless layers of expansive fruit. The Brunate shows fabulous intensity and depth in an uncharacteristically rich, opulent style for Marcarini. Despite the wine's richness there is plenty of Brunate character, particularly on the finish, where menthol, pine, resin, spices and a host of other balsamic notes speak with great eloquence. Marcarini harvested Brunate on September 24 and 25. The wine saw 15 days of fermentation, followed by another 42 days of contact with the skins. The wine then spent two years in large, neutral casks prior to being racked into steel to rest before being bottled. Drink 2017-2027. 94 points.'
'The 2007 Barolo La Serra emerges from the glass with a bouquet redolent of perfumed red berries, flowers and mint, all quite typical of this site. In 2007 La Serra shows a touch more volume and depth than is usually the case, which helps to balance the hard, firm tannins that are often found in this wine. This is a beautifully proportioned, harmonious Barolo from Marcarini. It is already so open and expressive, it is hard for me to envision a long life, but most of the bottles will have been long consumed before that is likely to be an issue. The fruit was harvested on October 1 and 2. The wine saw 15 days of fermentation, followed by another 39 days of contact with the skins. The wine then spent two years in large, neutral casks prior to being racked into steel to rest before being bottled. Drink 2012-2019. 92 points.'
Offered subject to confirmation for shipment winter 2011/12
