2019 Massolino Barolo Parafada [WA98+][V96][JS95][WS95]

Producer: Massolino 
Region: Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 
Varietal: Nebbiolo 
Year: 2019 

Wine Advocate, 98+ Points 

"With fruit from 60- to 65-year-old vines in Serralunga d'Alba, the Massolino 2019 Barolo Parafada is vibrant and bright with very pretty aromas of wild cherry, blue flower, iron ore and rusty nail. The wine displays very pretty intensity but remains balanced all the while. There is a lot of precision and definition in this well-structured Nebbiolo. Be patient with this wine." 

Vinous, 96 Points 

"The 2019 Barolo Parafada is a wine of tremendous inner strength, as if all of its energy is focused inwards. Dark cherry, smoke, leather, gravel, scorched earth and licorice slowly come alive in the glass. Dense, potent and muscular, the 2019 offers tons of textural intensity and brooding, virile power. It is fascinating to taste next to the Margheria, which is a bit more aromatic and nuanced, while the Parafada is all muscle. This is one of the best editions I can remember tasting. Drink: 2027-2044." 

James Suckling, 95 Points 

"Wonderful aromas of violets, red roses, raspberries and orange peel follow through to a medium to full body, with chewy tannins and a fresh and vivid finish. Needs time to soften." 

Wine Spectator, 95 Points 

"A rich, succulent style of Barolo, boasting fresh cherry, strawberry, rose, iron, tobacco and black pepper flavors. Firms up, with fine tannins that leave a chalky sensation on the saline mineral finish, showing terrific balance and length. Best from 2027 through 2047." 

Alcohol: 14.5% 

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