{"product_id":"barolo-massolino-vintage-2015","title":"Barolo Massolino Vintage 2015","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMassolino\u003c\/strong\u003e (formally Azienda Agricola Vigna Rionda) is a Piedmont winery best known for its Barolo DOCG wines made from the Nebbiolo variety. The 23 hectares (57 acres) of estate vines are almost all entirely in the Barolo sub-region Serralunga d'Alba. Nebbiolo is, unsurprisingly, the most important grape variety. Five Barolo wines are made, as well as a Langhe Nebbiolo. \u003cspan\u003eThe winery was founded in 1896 by Giovanno Massolino and remains family-owned and -operated. His son and daughter built the first cellar in the 1930s and were involved in foundation of the Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbarest Alba Langhe e Dogliano. This organization promotes the regional viticultural areas and was especially important before national ratification of the formal appellations.The 2015 vintage produced fruit \u003c\/span\u003eforward wines and this is delicious now, but with the backbone to last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTypical Blend, Nebbiolo. 75cl bottle. Abv 14%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle Condition, capsule excellent, label excellent, wine level in neck\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Note 19\/08\/2026 -\u003cspan class=\"score\" itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"static\" itemprop=\"ratingValue\"\u003e91\u003c\/span\u003e Points\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"reviewBody\" class=\"break_word\"\u003e2\/3, good cork. Decanted and immediately served. \u003cbr\u003ePale\/medium ruby\/garnet core, pale garnet rim. Nose is quite youthful with black cherry fruit, some rich soil notes, tar and brown spice. Medium bodied, dark fruited, spice, some firm but fine tannins, some medicinal notes, vibrant acids, good length grippy finish. Pleasingly lean. Excellent, this bottle quite youthful still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens next\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour bottle will be carefully hand-packed in our mail-safe wine boxes to ensure it arrives in perfect condition. We dispatch all standard orders using \u003cb\u003eRoyal Mail 48-hour Tracked \u0026amp; Signed\u003c\/b\u003e, so you can follow its journey right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeed it sooner?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrder before \u003cb\u003e3:30 pm\u003c\/b\u003e and select \u003cb\u003eExpress Delivery\u003c\/b\u003e for next-day arrival (Monday - Thursday). We’ll send it via \u003cb\u003eRoyal Mail Guaranteed Next Day\u003c\/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003eAPC Overnight\u003c\/b\u003e - trusted services for safe, timely delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational delivery\u003c\/b\u003e - please get in touch for a shipping quote via the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thewine-cru.co.uk\/pages\/contact\" title=\"nternational vintage wine shipping enquiry form.\"\u003econtact form.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wine-Cru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58394284818814,"sku":"winecru4054","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/5656\/1063\/files\/barolo-massolino-vintage-2015-our-wines-the-wine-cru.jpg?v=1793899151","url":"https:\/\/thewine-cru.co.uk\/products\/barolo-massolino-vintage-2015","provider":"The Wine-Cru","version":"1.0","type":"link"}