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#6 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2013.

Rare as Hens Teeth - 12 Bottles Only. 

Piedmont (Piemonte in Italian), in the north-western corner of the Italian Peninsula, is arguably Italy's finest wine region. The name Piemonte means 'the foot of the mountains', and the surrounding Alps and Apennines are also largely responsible for its favorable climate.

Piedmont is often described as the 'Burgundy' of Italy, a reputation due to its many small-scale, family wineries and a focus on quality which sometimes borders on obsession. What Burgundy does with Pinot Noir, Piedmont does with Nebbiolo – not the region's most widely planted grape, but the one which has made the largest contribution to the quality and reputation of its wine. Nebbiolo wines are known for their 'tar and roses' bouquet, and the pronounced tannins which can make them unapproachable in their youth but underwrite their excellent cellaring potential.

The legendary Mascarello is responsible for handcrafting some of the most elegant, refined and brilliant wines in all of Piedmont.

Mascarello's Monprivato is a singular expression of Nebbiolo; it's also one of the great monuments of the Piedmont, on the same level as Giacosa's Riservas or Conterno's Monfortino.

What makes Monprivato stand out is its elegance, its clarity of expression and its purity of fruit, earth and flower. Very few producers (the world over, nevermind Piedmont) achieve the Burgundy-like finesse Mascarello coaxes from the Nebbiolo of this top site.

2008 is a vintage of, above all else, classical proportions and purity. The comparison to 2008 Burgundy is helpful here because Barolos from this vintage share a similar precision and terroir expression.

For all its gracefulness, the 2008 Monprivato also possesses serious depth, power and structure.

Monprivato is a distance runner - it continues to improve for decades after release. Over time, it shows it’s breeding to an even greater extent and gets even more beautifully aromatic and more transparent. It can see its 30th or 40th birthday without any problems.

If you have not yet had the pleasure of experiencing Mascarello’s Monprivato, we strongly urge you to check this out and definitely toss some in the cellar.

Enjoy:)