In 1983, having made several great Barolos from Monprivato, Mauro began replanting a two-acre section of the vineyard, using a Nebbiolo clone originally planted in Monprivato in 1921 by his grandfather, Morissio. Mauro theorized that this clone—of the Michét subvariety—had become uniquely adapted to the Monprivato terroir. Mauro’s goal was to produce a super-riserva Barolo called Cà d’Morissio. Today, Cà d’Morissio stands next to Barolo Monfortino and Giacosa’s red label riservas as one of the epic wines of the Langhe.
Estate History: The members of the Giuseppe Mascarello family have been growing wines for more than a century and a half, first as farmers running the Manescotto estate in the village of La Morra for the marchesa Giulia Colbert Faletti di Barolo, and then on their own property since the late 1800s. The Mascarello family property extends over 15 hectares of vineyards, all located within the valley of Barolo and of Serralunga. They work everything by hand, with extremely low yields to protect the quality of the fruit and without the use of pesticides or herbicides.
