Marcarini (Cogno) Barolo Brunate 1964 NO UPC and the unmistakable chalky bite

and the unmistakable chalky bite of Kimmeridgian limestone

voluminous finish with good acid

It is built from roughly half Corvina and Corvinone and half Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc

This is his entry-tier Anjou Blanc

Marcarini (Cogno) Barolo Brunate 1964 NO UPC and the unmistakable chalky biteA 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