96 points Wine Spectator: "Exuding strawberry, cherry, rose and mineral aromas and flavors, this elegant red is vigorous yet shows superb harmony and equilibrium. Vibrant acidity and refined tannins lend support as the aftertaste echoes the red fruit notes. Best from 2028 through 2045. (Apr 2025)"
96 points Kerin O'Keefe: "The fragrant 2020 Monprivato boasts enticing floral aromas of rose and violet that mix with ripe berry, dark spice, crushed mint and whiffs of underbrush and sun-warmed hay. On the full-bodied, delicious palate, velvety tannins wrap around succulent red cherry, raspberry compote, blood orange and star anise before an almost salty close. While it’s already almost accessible, a trait of the vintage, it has the freshness, energy and fruit to go strong for years. Drink 2026–2038. (Dec 2024)"
94 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "Owing to a warm and sunny vintage, the Giuseppe Mascarello 2020 Barolo Monprivato reveals a soft and generous personality. I would describe this as a more accessible Barolo overall, with silky tannins and a very pleasurable display of bright cherry fruit, cassis, sweet almond and blue flower. It appears lifted and bright to the palate and tastes great straight out of the gate. However, it has the stuffing for aging if you choose. Drink 2026-2048 (Jan 2025)"
94 points James Suckling: "A complex, sophisticated Barolo that offers dried cherries, wild strawberries, dried citrus peel, crushed stoned and a hint of balsamic. Medium- to full-bodied and structured with mineral complexity and compact, fine-grained tannins. It has a delicate mouthfeel and an even, lingering aftertaste. Try after 2027. (Sep 2024)"
93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2020 Barolo “Monprivato” from Mauro and Guisseppe Mascarello is again a ripe wine in the style of the vintage, tipping the scales this year at a full fifteen percent octane. Despite being a riper vintage, the wine’s aromatic constellation is pure and precise, wafting from the glass in a mix of cherries, gamebird, a lovely base of soil tones, bonfire, fresh oregano, camphor and a lovely topnote of rose petals. On the palate the wine is bright, tangy, full-bodied and beautifully transparent down to its soil, with a lovely core of red fruit, firm, buried tannins and lovely length and grip on the complex and well-balanced finish. This carries its alcohol very well indeed, with only a faint sense of backend heat perking up on the finish. It is still early days for the 2020 Monprivato, but I would not be surprised to see it age along the lines of the better Baroli from the 2000 vintage. 2045-2075+. (Nov/Dec 2024)"
96 points Kerin O'Keefe: "The fragrant 2020 Monprivato boasts enticing floral aromas of rose and violet that mix with ripe berry, dark spice, crushed mint and whiffs of underbrush and sun-warmed hay. On the full-bodied, delicious palate, velvety tannins wrap around succulent red cherry, raspberry compote, blood orange and star anise before an almost salty close. While it’s already almost accessible, a trait of the vintage, it has the freshness, energy and fruit to go strong for years. Drink 2026–2038. (Dec 2024)"
94 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "Owing to a warm and sunny vintage, the Giuseppe Mascarello 2020 Barolo Monprivato reveals a soft and generous personality. I would describe this as a more accessible Barolo overall, with silky tannins and a very pleasurable display of bright cherry fruit, cassis, sweet almond and blue flower. It appears lifted and bright to the palate and tastes great straight out of the gate. However, it has the stuffing for aging if you choose. Drink 2026-2048 (Jan 2025)"
94 points James Suckling: "A complex, sophisticated Barolo that offers dried cherries, wild strawberries, dried citrus peel, crushed stoned and a hint of balsamic. Medium- to full-bodied and structured with mineral complexity and compact, fine-grained tannins. It has a delicate mouthfeel and an even, lingering aftertaste. Try after 2027. (Sep 2024)"
93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2020 Barolo “Monprivato” from Mauro and Guisseppe Mascarello is again a ripe wine in the style of the vintage, tipping the scales this year at a full fifteen percent octane. Despite being a riper vintage, the wine’s aromatic constellation is pure and precise, wafting from the glass in a mix of cherries, gamebird, a lovely base of soil tones, bonfire, fresh oregano, camphor and a lovely topnote of rose petals. On the palate the wine is bright, tangy, full-bodied and beautifully transparent down to its soil, with a lovely core of red fruit, firm, buried tannins and lovely length and grip on the complex and well-balanced finish. This carries its alcohol very well indeed, with only a faint sense of backend heat perking up on the finish. It is still early days for the 2020 Monprivato, but I would not be surprised to see it age along the lines of the better Baroli from the 2000 vintage. 2045-2075+. (Nov/Dec 2024)"
| Product SKU | 352331 |
| Producer | Mascarello/Giuseppe |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| SubRegion | Barolo DOCG |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
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