Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2009 Langhe Freisa Toetto opens to a savory dark color and dark fruit intensity. The results are luscious and spicy with deep layers of blackberry, resin and tobacco. There is a meaty and savory quality to this wine that you don't often get with the fresh and easy-going Freisa grape. One important point of consideration: Freisa is not usually made as a cellar-worthy wine. The Mascarello family breaks the rules and presents a wine with the structure and sturdiness for a five-year drinking window, possibly longer.
Attracting the most glory, prestige and fame to the Piedmont region, Nebbiolo in all of its expressions—Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Ghemme and Gattinara—creates a complex wine, truly unique for its delicate qualities combined with strength and a great potential to improve over time.
But Nebbiolo isn’t all there is to red wine from Piedmont! Barbera is the most planted variety and historically most popular as a dependable, food-friendly, everyday wine.
Beyond these two, a surprising number of red varieties call Piedmont their home. Worth a try include Dolcetto for its bold concentration and aromas of spice cake. Other grapes to investigate include Freisa, Croatina, Brachetto, Grignolino and Pelaverga.
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