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1955 Barolo

Wine Details
Place of Origin

Italy

Barolo

Piedmont

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Nebbiolo

Vintages
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Drinking Window

2018 - 2028

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What a thrill it is to taste Cantina Mascarello’s 1955 Barolo from a perfectly stored and cared for bottiglione, a traditional Piedmontese large format that is no longer used.

Years ago, I bought two 1.9 Liter bottiglioni of the 1955 Barolo. When these bottiglioni were initially made, Barolo was not the highly coveted wine it is today. A hectare of Nebbiolo for Barolo cost about the same as a hectare of Dolcetto. Only a handful of consumers actually drank Barolo and even fewer had use for large formats. As interest started to grow for Barolo in the 1990s, most of the focus was on standard bottles. In some cellars, the larger formats were basically forgotten about for decades.

I served one of the 1955 bottiglioni at our Rare Wine Charity Dinner, which we hosted at Eleven Madison Park as part of the 2012 Festa del Barolo, and donated the second bottiglione to our charity auction. Never in a thousand years did I think I would see that second bottle again. But, there it was….

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This wine was tasted over dinner at Eleven Madison Park during the Charity Dinner of La Festa Del Barolo 2013.

Importer Details
The Rare Wine Co.

Imports to: United States (Exclusive Agent)

Address: 280 Valley Drive, Brisbane, CA 94005

Phone: (415) 319-9000

Email: sales@rarewineco.com

Website: rarewineco.com