Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Castiglione Falletto, 1970 (1.5L) german_wines-template " and the house frames

" and the house frames the whole thing around wabi-sabi: beauty that should be as understated as a plain strand of pearls

fruit takes a back seat to mineral and earth

A mineral backbone underscores the wine’s depth

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Giuseppe Mascarello, Barolo Castiglione Falletto, 1970 (1.5L) german_wines-template " and the house framesA 1. 5L museum piece from a pivotal moment in the Mascarello family's history. 1970 was the year Mauro Mascarello (who had taken over from father Giuseppe in 1967) made the family's first ever single vineyard bottling from their Monprivato cru. This wine, labeled simply 'Castiglione Falletto,' represents the older tradition the family had practiced for generations: blending Monprivato fruit with grapes from other sites in the village to make a single