Marcarini (Cogno) Barolo Brunate 1964 NO UPC voluminous finish with good acid

voluminous finish with good acid

and the unmistakable chalky bite of Kimmeridgian limestone

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each lot aging separately through four years in oak before the final blend

Marcarini (Cogno) Barolo Brunate 1964 NO UPC voluminous finish with good acidA genuine piece of Barolo history. In 1964, a young Elvio Cogno, then cellar master at Poderi Marcarini in La Morra, did something almost unheard of: he put a single vineyard name, Brunate, on the label. It made Marcarini the pioneer of cru Barolo, predating the now famous bottlings of Giacosa and Vietti. The 1964 was a great harvest, and this wine from the celebrated Brunate cru became legendary. This is a mature, traditionally made Barolo from one