Marcarini (Cogno) Barolo Brunate 1966 FRFLSH February 23rd

February 23rd

using time on the skins to coax depth and texture from ripe stone fruit and citrus

and nothing is fined

with white flowers and citrus leading into honey and subtle vanilla nuances

Bruno Giacosa — Arneis ’23 · Nebbiolo d’Alba ’22 · Barolo 2020 · Barbaresco Rabajà ’21

Marcarini (Cogno) Barolo Brunate 1966 FRFLSH February 23rdA genuine piece of Barolo history from the cru that started it all. In 1964 a young Elvio Cogno, cellar master at Poderi Marcarini in La Morra, became one of the first to name a single vineyard on a Barolo label: Brunate. That move made Marcarini the pioneer of cru Barolo. This is the 1966 from the same hallowed site, a traditionally made Nebbiolo now nearly six decades along. At this age the wine has shed its youthful structure for the dried fruit,