Review Date:Oct 06 Score:89 Product:Barolo Vintage:2001 Producer:Massolino-Vigna Rionda Imported by: DSWE Reviewer:Antonio Galloni Publication:Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Review: Massolino makes four Barolos from some of the most important crus in Serralunga. Fermentation and maceration are done in stainless steel and glass-lined cement and on average range from 10 days for the normale to 15 days for the Margheria and 20 days for its signature wine, the Riserva Vigna Rionda. The wines undergo malolactic fermentation in steel and cement and then the normale and the Margheria age for 2 to 2 ½ years in Slavonia oak of various sizes before being bottled while Vina Rionda is aged for 3 ½ to 4 years in oak. The 2001 Barolo opens with aromas of roses, licorice and underbrush. Medium in body, it shows very pretty flavors of bright red cherry fruit and minerals with good persistence and a balsamic note on the finish. It is a terrific normale that conveys the terroir of Serralunga.
