There are the traditionalists, and there are the modernists. In Piemonte, this holds true for the 7 vineyards we visited. Aldo Conterno, Bruno Giacosa and Bartolo Mascarello are no doubt the traditionalists.
Of the three, the visit at Bartolo Mascarello marked a very strong impression on me. Probably because the wine maker and owner was a woman – Maria Teresa Mascarello, daughter to the late Bartolo Mascarello. (more…)