Piedmont Producers Flashcards
When was Mascarello founded?; where is it?
- 1920, by Giulio Mascarello, Bartolo’s father
- Barolo proper
Mascarello: winemaking
- Fermentation in glass lined concrete
- Spontaneous fermentation as much as possible (but not dogmatic)
- 40-50 days
- Aging in botti
B. Mascarello: vineyards
- Cannubi
- San Lorenzo
- Rué (SW of Sarmassa)
- Le Rocche
Does Mascarello make a riserva?
No
When was Giuseppe Rinaldi founded?; where is it?
- 1890, by Giuseppe Rinaldi, the current Giuseppe (Beppe)’s grandfather
- Barolo proper
What is Rinaldi Brunate Riserva?
- Single vineyard riserva bottling
- Made only in top vintages and released after 10 years of barrel age
- Made by Beppe’s father Battista, discontinued by Beppe in 1990 (he prefers the tradition of blending sites)
Who are the “Last of the Mohicans?”
- Bartolo Mascarello
- Beppe Rinaldi
- Teobaldo Cappellano
Beppe Rinaldi: Viticulture and Winemaking
- No chemicals; Copper and sulfur against fungal disease
- Fertilizing only with manure, for 4-5 years when the vines are young
- Spontaneous fermentation in wooden vats, 20-30 day maceration, Botti only
Historically, what are Giuseppe Rinaldi’s two wines?; what vintage did this change?; why?
- Cannubi San Lorenzo-Ravera
- Brunate-Le Coste
- 2010, when the ruling was passed that a bottle can bear a single vineyard name, or none
Rinaldi wines, post 2010
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Brunate
- includes max 15% allowed Le Coste
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Tre Tine
- Le Coste, Ravera, Cannubi San Lorenzo
Cannubi San Lorenzo-Ravera v. Brunate-Le Coste
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CSL-Ravera
- __rounder, more succulent, more approachable earlier
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Brunate-LC
- more austere, firmly structured, intensely floral
- Presumably, the Brunate will continue to be more austere and long lived than the Tre Tine?
Francesco Rinaldi: family relationship
- Cousin to Giuseppe
- Poderi are entirely separate
- Traditionalist philosophy is the same
Francesco Rinaldi: wines
- Brunate
- Cannubbio (Cannubi)
- Grignolino
- Dolcetto
Who owns Bricco Boschis; where is it?
- Cavallotto
- Castiglione Falletto
Climats within Bricco Boschis
- Vigna San Giuseppe
- Vigna Colle Sudovest
- Punta Marcello
Scavino: winemaking
- 1st in Piedmont to use rotary fermenters, 1993
- Today, some of the wine sees the old rotary fermenters, and the rest sees new open top tanks with nets to keep the cap submerged
- Some pumpovers to release CO2
- First year in barrique, 15-20% new, then into large neutral cask
Scavino: top wines
- Bric Fiasc: first vinified separately in 1978, the wine that put them on the map
- Cannubi
- Carobric (Rocche di Castiglione)
- Bricco Ambrogio (Roddi)
- Monvigliero (Verduno)
- Rocche dell’Annunziata Riserva (La Morra)
When was Giuseppe Mascarello founded; where?
1881, in Monchiero, outside the boundaries of Barolo. However, their prime real estate is in Castiglione Falletto.
Is Monprivato a monopole of Giuseppe Mascarello?
No, but they own 93%, and they are the only producer to so-label the wines
What is Monprivato Ca’ d’Morissio?
- A riserva made in qualifiying years, from a small parcel of very old Michet clone (less productive than Lampia) vinified and aged apart
- If good enough it will see 1-2 more years of age in large wood; if not, it will be blended into Monprivato
Giuseppe Mascarello: modern or traditional?
- Mostly traditional - 25 day fermentation, large cask.
- Fermentation split between stainless (modern) and glass-lined cement (traditional)
- They do bottle by cru
When was Cappellano founded?; where?
1870; Serralunga d’Alba
Who invented Barolo Chinato?
Giuseppe Cappellano (son of founder Filippo), in the late 1800’s - anecdotal
Cappellano: vineyards
2ha in the Gabutti cru, purchased from a grower named Otin Fiorin in the 1980’s (namesake of Cappellano’s barolo)
Cappellano: wines
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Otin Fiorin Piè Rupestris
- 70 yo vines grafted on rupestris
-
Otin Fiorin Piè Franco
- ungrafted vines planted in 1989
- Both wines aged 3.5-4 years in slavonian oak, Traditional vinification
Where is Elio Altare?
La Morra
Elio Altare: winemaking
- Rotary fermenters since 1993, regular removal of seeds during fermentation to minimize harsh tannin
- After 3-4 days in the fermenter, racked into barrique (30% new)
Elio Altare: wines
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Arborina
- standard bearer, estate vineyard
-
Brunate
- leased vineyard, 1995-2009
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Vigna Bricco
- leased vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba (since 2005)
- Will produce Cannubi in the future
Where is Giacomo Conterno?; what is the relationship to Aldo Conterno?
- Monforte d’Alba
- Giovanni and Aldo Conterno are the sons of Giacomo Conterno. Aldo split off in 1969, and Giovanni continued at Giacomo Conterno
When did Giacomo Conterno purchase his estate vineyard?; what and where?
- 1974; From 1920 to 1974, wine was made from purchased grapes
- Cascina Francia, Serralunga
- All estate wine comes from Cascina Francia; Monfortino is named in honor of the home village
Giacomo Conterno: wines
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Cascina Francia
- normale; aged 4 years in large oak
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Monfortino
- Riserva; aged 7 years in large oak; selected grapes; not made in all vintages
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Cerretta
- debut vintage 2010
- Barbera
Aldo Conterno: winemaking innovation
- Moved from submerged cap to pumpovers and limited fermentation and maceration times to minimize tannin; Stainless steel fermentation
- HOWEVER, no barrique, ever, and still using large slavonian oak
Aldo Conterno: wines
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Barolo/Barolo Bussia
- Pre 2009, blend of vineyards within Bussia and Barolo
- Post 2009 (destructive mudslide), all fruit is from Bussia and labeled as such
- Colonello
- Bussia Cicala
- Romirasco
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Gran Bussia
- Riserva, made in worthy years
- 70% Romirasco, 15% Cicala, 15% Colonello
- Pre 2005, vinified separately then blended, 35 day maceration
- Post 2005, vinified together, 60 day maceration
When was Gaja founded?; where?
- 1859 - oldest winery in Barbaresco
- Barbaresco proper
First vintage for Gaja’s single vineyard Barbarescos?
- Sori San Lorenzo, 1967
- Sori Tilden, 1970
- Costa Russi, 1978
When did Gaja declassify the single vineyard Barbaresco’s to Langhe DOC?
1996
Varietal blend on Gaja’s Langhe DOC wines?
For the Nebbiolo based wines, 6-8% Barbera
Gaja: wines from Piedmont
- Sori San Lorenzo, Sori Tilden, Costa Russi
- Sperss (Serralunga, Langhe DOC)
- Conteisa (La Morra, mostly Cerequio, Langhe DOC)
- DaGromis (Serralunga and La Morra, Barolo DOCG)
- Darmagi (Cab Sauv, Barbaresco, Langhe DOC)
- Sito Moresco (equal parts Nebbiolo/Cab Sauv/Merlot, Barbaresco, Langhe DOC)
- Alteni di Brassica (Sauv Blanc, barrique, Barbaresco and Serralunga, Langhe DOC)
- Gaia & Rey (Chardonnay, Treiso, Langhe DOC)
- Rossj-Bass (Chardonnay, Piedmont, Langhe DOC)
Gaja: wines from elsewhere
- Brunello di Montalcino, Rennina, Sugarille
- Ca’Marcanda (Maremma) -
- Promis: Merlot, Syrah, Sangiovese
- Magari: Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc
- Ca’Marcanda: Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc
- Vistamare: Vermentino, Viognier
- Grappa: Sperss, Darmagi, Gaia & Rey
