Weekend VinopolPick 4-9-21
In Today’s Newsletter:
Parusso: Iconoclastic Barolo Icon
Regal Regis Forey:
The Star Burgundy Producer’s 2018’s
Elvio Cogno’s Iconic Barolo
New Arrivals from St. Damien
Reference Point for Traditional Gigondas
Trending Wines
Collector’s Corner:
Napa’s Original ‘Cult’ Producer
Parusso: Iconoclastic Barolo Icon
Armando Parusso is a Barolo winemaker who defies categorization while creating some of the most exciting wines in the Piedmont. A relentless experimenter who the Wine Advocate called “one of the most dynamic and out-of-the-box wineries in Barolo,” he nonetheless doesn’t hew to what’s usually considered “modernist ” in the Piedmont. Rather, Parusso remains devoutly inspired by Burgundy—and he’s worked tirelessly to make his bottles stand in the company of DRC, Dujac, and Leroy, whose bottles he adores.
That means he’s one of the rare producers who ferments his Barolo whole-cluster, with long macerations—up to 50 days on the skins (the antithesis of most modernist producers).
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Regal Regis Forey:
The Star Burgundy Producer’s 2018’s
Elvio Cogno’s Iconic Barolo
New Arrivals from St. Damien
Reference Point for Traditional Gigondas
Trending Wines
Collector’s Corner:
Napa’s Original ‘Cult’ Producer
Parusso: Iconoclastic Barolo Icon
Armando Parusso is a Barolo winemaker who defies categorization while creating some of the most exciting wines in the Piedmont. A relentless experimenter who the Wine Advocate called “one of the most dynamic and out-of-the-box wineries in Barolo,” he nonetheless doesn’t hew to what’s usually considered “modernist ” in the Piedmont. Rather, Parusso remains devoutly inspired by Burgundy—and he’s worked tirelessly to make his bottles stand in the company of DRC, Dujac, and Leroy, whose bottles he adores.
That means he’s one of the rare producers who ferments his Barolo whole-cluster, with long macerations—up to 50 days on the skins (the antithesis of most modernist producers).
