Italy - Barolo & Barbaresco Producers

Question 1

Name 3 producers from

Barolo commune

Answer 1

Bartolo Mascarello

Giacomo Borgogno

Giuseppe Rinaldi

Luciano Sandrone

Question 2

Name a producer from

Neive commune

Answer 2

Bruno Giacosa

Question 3

Name 2 producers from

Verduno

Answer 3

G.B. Burlotto

Castello di Verduno

Question 4

Name 2 producers from

Serralunga d’Alba

Answer 4

Giacomo Conterno

Fontanafredda

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Germano Ettore

(super traditional)

Question 5

Name 2 producers from

Monforte d’Alba

Answer 5

Domenico Clerico

Aldo Conterno
(modern/trad mix)

(modern)

Question 6

Name 2 producers from

Castiglione Falletto

Answer 6

• *Paolo Scavino**
• (modern)*
• *Giuseppe Mascarello**
• (super traditional)*
• *Vietti**
• (modern/trad mix)*

Question 7

Name a producer from

La Morra

Answer 7

Oddero

(modern/trad mix)

Question 8

Name 3 producers from

Barbaresco commune

Answer 8

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Bruno Rocca

Angelo Gaja

Roagna

Prunotto

Produttori del Barbaresco

Marchesi di Gresy

Moccagatta

Question 9

Where is

Bartolo Mascarello?

Answer 9

• *Barolo**
• (commune)*

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Top Wines:

Barolo

Barolo Riserva

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Note:

• Very traditional!!
• Will even sometimes use large chestnut botti.
• Farms about 5 ha of vineyard holdings, spread through Cannubi*, *Lorenzo*, *Rue*, & *Rocche
• Does not believe in vineyard designates for Barolo since some sights might not be great in certain years.
• Daughter Maria Teresa runs the estate now.

Question 10

Where is

Oddero?

Answer 10

• *La Morra**
• (Barolo)*
• also have holdings in Serralunga, Monforte, and Castiglione Falletto

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Top Wines:

• *Vignarionda**
• Serralunga
• *Brunate**
• La Morra
• *Villero**
• Castiglione
• *Bussia Vigna Mondoca**
• Monforte
• *Rocche di Castiglione**
• take a wild guess… :)

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Note:

• Oddero is a mix of traditional and modern.
• They use modern fermentation technology, but use mainly large neutral botti.

Question 11

Where is

Giacomo Borgogno?

Answer 11

• *Barolo**
• (commune)*

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Top Wines:

Barolo Riserva

Liste

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Notes:

• Traditional producer
• founded in 1761
• recently purchased in 2008 by the Farinetti family who are continuing the tradition & history of the estate.

Question 12

Where is

Burlotto?

Answer 12

• *Verduno**
• (Barolo)*

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Top Wines:

• *Monvigliero**
• macerated for 60 days!!

Acclivi

Neirane

• *Verduno Pelaverga**
• Burlotto is said to have revived the reputation of the Pelaverga grape variety.

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Note:

• one of the most well known producers in Verduno
• a combination of traditional & modern
• – temp controlled ferment in large French oak
• – malolactic in stainless steel
• – elevaged in French & Slavonion oak

Question 13

Where is

Aldo Conterno?

Answer 13

• *Monforte d’Alba**
• (Barolo)*

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Top Wines:

• *Granbussia Riserva**
• Only made in the best vintages from a blend of the three sections of Bussia he owns.

Vigna Cicala

Vigna Colonelo

Romirasco

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Note:

• All wines are estate produced from the 25ha he owns all in the Bussia cru vineyard.
• Makes a style in between traditional and modern. He does not use the long maceration of traditionalists, but does not use new oak either.
• Son of Giacomo Conterno

Question 14

Where is

Domenico Clerico?

Answer 14

• *Monforte d’Alba**
• (Barolo)*

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Top Wines:

Ciabot Mentin Ginestra

Pajana

Percristina

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Note:

• Modernist
• stainless rotofermentations
• new French oak barriques

Question 15

Where is

Giacomo Conterno?

Answer 15

• *Serralunga d’Alba**
• (Barolo)*

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Top Wines:

• *Monfortino**
• made only in the best years from the best grapes from Cascina Francia.
• Typically aged for 3 years longer in cask than Cascina Francia.
• *Cascina Francia**
• a vineyard purchased in the 1974 after their fruit sources started making their own wines.

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Note:

• Very traditional producer.
• Among the first to make ageworthy Barolo.
• His son Giovanni made the wines after him. Now Giovanni’s son Roberto is in charge.
• Also the Father of Aldo Conterno.

Question 16

Where is

Giuseppe Mascarello?

Answer 16

• *Castiglione Faletto**
• (Barolo)*

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Top Wines:

• *Monprivato Ca’ d’Morissio Riserva**
• “super riserva” made from a 2 acre section replanted in 1983 to the Nebbiolo-Michét variety.
• first vintage was 1993, but 1996 and 1997 “put it on the map” as one of the best Barolos
• *Monprivato**
• purchased blocks of this vineyard in 1904. became a monopole in the 1980’s

Santo Stefano

Villero

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Notes:
- Super traditional producer

Question 17

Where is

Paolo Scavino?

Answer 17

• *Castiglione Falletto**
• (Barolo)*

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Top Wines:

• *Bric dël Fiasc**
• on of the first single vineyard Barolos made (1978)

Rocche dell’Annunziata Riserva

Cannubi

Monvigliero

Bricco Ambrogio

Carobric

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Note:

• Modern producer
• uses modern fermentation and new French oak barriques before transferring to large casks.

Question 18

Where is

Giuseppe Rinaldi?

Answer 18

• *Barolo**
• (commune)*

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Top Wines:

Brunate-Le Coste

Cannubi San Lorenzo-Ravera

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Note:

• staunch traditionalist!!
• blends between crus
• vineyards are farmed organically

Question 19

Where is

Luciano Sandrone?

Answer 19

• *Barolo**
• (commune)*

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Top Wines:

Cannubi Boschis

Le Vigne

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Note:

• mix of modern and traditional
• open top stainless fermentation, 500L French tonneau elevage

Question 20

Where is

Vietti?

Answer 20

• *Castiglione Faletto**
• (Barolo)*

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Top Wines:

Brunate

Villero Riserva

• *Lazzarito**
• modern style
• stainless steel fermentation, aged in barriques
• *Roche**
• traditional style
• long fermentation, 31 months in large botti

Castiglione

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Notes:

• pioneer of single vineyard wines in the 1950’s
• creditied to be the savoir of Arneis since he brought it back from the brink of extinction