2020 Massolino Barolo Margheria (1500ml)

96 POINTS

Falstaff

Rich garnet red colour with a fine shimmer. Presents itself on the nose with notes of graphite and salt varnish, then rose petals and raspberry. Full-bodied and dense on the palate, spreads out powerfully, then a little rough on the finish.

95 POINTS

Monica Larner - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

With fruit from the mighty village of Serralunga d'Alba, the Massolino 2020 Barolo Margheria (with 7,400 bottles made) is a classic expression. You get all those pretty Serralunga d'Alba elements with dark fruit, ferrous earth, orange peel and blue flower. I find this warm vintage to be especially fine-textured and elegant. There is a note of sweet cherry on the close. This bottle needs to flesh out with more cellar time.

95 POINTS

James Suckling

“I like the freshness and vivid red-fruited character. Medium-bodied with firm, slightly chewy tannins. It’s compact and structured with a tense and lively aftertaste. Vivid and bright with hibiscus undertones to the orange and berry character. Try from 2027, but already very pretty.” 95 points, James Suckling, jamesuckling.com

95 POINTS

James Suckling

I like the freshness and vivid red-fruited character. Medium-bodied with firm, slightly chewy tannins. It’s compact and structured with a tense and lively aftertaste. Vivid and bright with hibiscus undertones to the orange and berry character. Try from 2027, but already very pretty.

94 POINTS

Jeff Porter - Wine Enthusiast

This Margheria Barolo is a stunning expression of elegance, with captivating high-toned fruit and delicate hints of strawberry tops. The palate is refined and graceful, with fine-grained tannins and mouthwatering acidity that enhance the pure, precise flavors. A true embodiment of finesse, this wine is a standout example of the cru's potential. Drink 2026-2045.

93 POINTS

Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

Strawberry, honey almond, quite some exotic spicy perfume, mint. Medium to full-bodied, has some orange tang through red fruits, dried herbs and amaro bitterness, a fine sandy grip to tannin, with a slightly warm finish of good length. Just a little raw and sappy, but good wine, and better with some time to settle.

93 POINTS

Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous

“The 2020 Barolo Margheria is a very pretty wine that shows the gentler side of the year. Dried herbs, menthol, incense, new leather and licorice all take shape in the glass. The 2020 is a soft, uncharacteristically open-knit Margheria that will drink well with only minimal cellaring.” 93 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous

93 POINTS

Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous

The 2020 Barolo Margheria is a very pretty wine that shows the gentler side of the year. Dried herbs, menthol, incense, new leather and licorice all take shape in the glass. The 2020 is a soft, uncharacteristically open-knit Margheria that will drink well with only minimal cellaring.