Mauro Molino Barolo DOCG Bricco Luciani 2020

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Mauro Molino
Label Name:
 
Barolo DOCG Bricco Luciani
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
Italy
Region:
 
La Morra, Barolo (Piedmont)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Nebbiolo
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Key scores for the 2020 vintage — Jeb Dunnuck 95; Vinous 94; James Suckling 93; Robert Parker/Wine Advocate 92; Wine Enthusiast 92; Wine Spectator 92

Tasting Note
Perfumed and mid-weight: rose, violet, cherry, raspberry, red spice, cedar, leather, menthol and stony minerality. Refined, ripe tannins and a long savory finish.

Food Pairing
Western: braised beef, ossobuco, roasted lamb, truffle pasta. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, soy-braised short ribs, mushroom/shiitake hot pot.

Production Method
Hand-harvested Nebbiolo; medium-long maceration and fermentation in stainless steel, malolactic in steel, aged ~24 months in Allier French oak barriques (≈10% new).

Vineyard Info
Family-owned Mauro Molino (La Morra) since 1982; Bricco Luciani is a ~0.8 ha parcel in Annunziata (formerly 'Gancia') on calcareous, sandy/Tortonian soils. Small production.