{"product_id":"a387-bartolo-mascarello-barolo-2008-art-label-1500ml","title":"[A387] BARTOLO MASCARELLO BAROLO 2008 [ART LABEL] 1500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarolo with No Barrique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine of Bartolo Mascarello is a living legend in Barolo. For three generations—Giulio, Bartolo (1927–2005), and Maria Teresa—nothing has changed in their winemaking process and philosophy. Wines are fermented in concrete vats and vinified in botti (large, old barrels made of traditional oak and chestnut) without modern temperature control systems, and they never use barriques. Their single Barolo is a masterclass in blending four great vineyards: Cannubi, San Lorenzo, Rué, and Rocche di la Morra (officially known as Rocche dell'Annunziata). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1980s and early 1990s, international and Italian wine journalism began to criticize traditional Barolos, instead promoting modern single-vineyard wines that featured dark colors and vanilla-coffee flavors derived from aging in new barriques. Bartolo Mascarello never wavered, enthusiastically defending the old traditions of Barolo making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Bartolo's daughter, Maria Teresa, runs the winery, faithfully preserving her father’s legendary traditional methods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Art Labels]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBartolo’s artistry extended far beyond the wine inside the bottle. Throughout his later years, he spent hours hand-painting labels decorated with rustic watercolors of flowers, fruits, and bottles, which were randomly mixed into cases for lucky collectors. This handmade spirit remains alive across their entire lineup. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat unifies all these labels is a deliberate avoidance of mechanical, modern fonts or ostentatious, gold-embellished designs. Every inscription is based on Bartolo’s own handwritten calligraphy; even on today’s printed labels, a distinct human warmth remains, as if he had just put his pen to paper at his winery desk. No matter how much the world chases sleek styling and luxury, Mascarello’s bottles quietly but firmly broadcast a profound message through their labels: \"We are artisanal producers, and wine is born from the earth and human hands.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing Bartolo’s passing in 2005, his daughter, Maria Teresa, took the reins of the winery. Refusing any form of modernization, she has completely embraced and preserved her father’s legacy. Even today, \"artist labels\" based on Bartolo’s original sketches and design drafts are released in limited quantities, such as on magnum bottles, ensuring that his spirit continues to live on within each bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9728\/2020\/files\/bartolo_mascarello_barolo_art_label_magnums_01_490x735_58428ea1-3abb-4d1f-a309-516dc4d5cf27.jpg?v=1790070631\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vin et Saké Nature","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49936708468964,"sku":"I14040003FAK2008","price":9800.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9728\/2020\/files\/bartolo_mascarello_barolo_art_label_2008a__mg_01_735x735_6b1a6f6d-ade8-4da3-96fb-8f9753c2a20d.jpg?v=1790072758","url":"https:\/\/vinetsakenature.com\/products\/a387-bartolo-mascarello-barolo-2008-art-label-1500ml","provider":"Vin et Saké Nature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}