Tasting Notes: The Massolino Barolo Vigna Rionda is the top wine produced at the estate. The beauty of wine is the ability to understand that grapes grow differently in different soils and miscro-climates, as does most things, but when a grapevine sits in the most perfect place on Earth for it, the answer is a revelation in understanding taste. Guido Porro's Vigna Rionda sits at 300-360 meters above sea level at a perfect southern exposure. Maceration in stainless steel tank lasts 15-20 days and the wine ages three years in 15- to 25-hl Slavonian oak botti. This shows the textual elegance that is a hallmark of this fabled vineyard site. Incredible finesse and concentration of fruit fill the glass in this silky and noble Barolo.
