Marcarini (Cogno) Barolo Brunate 1966 no ups Aged in cement barrels

Aged in cement barrels

Rich flavors of vanilla and cocoa abound in this full-bodied bourbon

Languettes

Frappato is the grape that ruins people for heavy red wine

baked stone fruit

Marcarini (Cogno) Barolo Brunate 1966 no ups Aged in cement barrelsA 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,