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

Aged in cement barrels

where the value still lives

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

Frappato is the grape that ruins people for heavy red wine

with a graceful and elegant nose

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,