Hello, This summer we had the pleasure of visiting Barolo, first time ever, not the last though. We visited out-and-out self-proclaimed MAscarello Bartolo (the daughter, who reigns very much in her father's style), and one of the numerous Borgogno family (Lodovico) who appeared to be an eclectic in-betweener. However, no modernist. If there are any, today. Are there? BAck a decade or so the differences between traditionalists and modernists split families and made people build barricades in the streets - well perhaps not barricades, but there were apparently some serious falling-outs. TOday, it appears that the two camps are nearing each other (Ms MAscarello doesn't use temperature controll, but she does use remontage, e g). So, who is a modernist? Your EU 0.02, please.
Roberto V. Sandrone probably isn't as out there as Altare or Parusso, but yes I would call modern. I'm not an idealogue on this- while my overall preference is old school like G. Conterno/B. Giacosa/Marcarni/either Mascarello/etc. (I'd say both Giacosa and G. Mascarello would also fall into the category of easier drinking young than the true true old style), I own some middle of the roaders like Einaudi, Ca'Roma, etc and some new-wavers like Azelia and Pira.
Barolo, the traditional Barolo, has been improved by better, cleaner production methods. I am not a fan of long barrique or oak ageing for Barolo, but perhaps a little does not hurt. Botte are traditional for Barolo and Barbaresco wines, and it is probably not a good idea to stray TOO far from the traditional methods.
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The Sandrone was in the vicinity of 22EUR here in Norway which would be about 17EUR in Sweden, I think. The expensivest we had were Pontet Canet and Petit-Figeac but this Dolcetto was no mean contender. A
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Traditionalist Barolo and Barbaresco:
Accomasso Alessandria, Fratelli Ascheri Barale, Sergio Boasso, Franco - Gabutti Borgogno, Giacomo Borgogno, Sergio e Battista Bovio, Gianfranco Brezza Brovia Cantina del Glincine Castello di Verduno Cavallotto Conterno, Giacomo Cortese, Giuseppe De Forville Fenocchio, Giacomo Fenocchio, Riccardo - Pianpolvere Soprano Fiorina, Franco Giacosa, Bruno Giacosa, Fratelli La Spinona Marcarini Mascarello, Bartolo Mascarello, Giuseppe/Mauro Nada, Fiorenzo Oddero Piazzo, Armando Podere Colla - of Prunotto fame Produttori del Barbaresco Rinaldi, Giuseppe Rinaldi, Francesco Roagna, Alfredo and Giovanni - I Paglieri Rosso, Gigi Scarpa Scarzello, Giorgio Settimo, Aurelio Sobrero Terre del Barolo Vajra, Aldo Voerzio, Giacomo
Dualisten: ( traditional and Modern style )
Castello de Neive Chiarlo, Michele Einaudi, Luigi Fontanafredda Marchesi di Barolo Massolino - Vigna Rionda Paitin Punset Rocca, Albino
Syncretists
Producers who wants to preserve the tradionel taste and making the wine nevertheless "easier" for example by use of tonneaux or the wine partly assemble on barrique and the another part on large barrels (botti) and assemble these later.
New modernist Former traditionals. now fully modernist
Ceretto Cogno, Elvio (Of Marcarini fame. Son-in-law has changed the style while keeping the name). Conterno, Paulo Contratto, Giuseppe Marengo, Mario Monfalletto - Cordero di Montezemolo Pelissero Pio Cesare Pira, Enrico - Chiara Boschis Prunotto Ratti, Renato Scavino, Paolo/Enrico Tenuta Carretta
Modernisten
Full modern style
Angelo Gaja Sottimano La Spinetta Sandrone Domenico Clerico Conterno Fantino
Hello, Yes, but I bought mine in the Cantina Communale in La Morra. FUnny, the difference in price must be ... transportation, innit? Go figure, EU 12 to transport a bottle wieghing c. 1kg from Piemonte to Norway ... in-defile-grandmother-credible as a CHinese micght put it ...
Hello Uranium, The TRADITIONAL method was fermentation in open filthy vats with VA and bacterial overgrowth, then cutting with some Puglian primitivo must to get better color ... the funny thing is, sometimes it worked, I have had pre-WW2 Barolos that were quite good - failing, but still good.
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