MASSOLINO BAROLO PARUSSI 2021

Massolino’s Parussi Barolo 2021 is a refined and expressive take on this Castiglione Falletto cru, showcasing a balance of power and elegance. The nose is complex and layered, revealing ripe red cherry, wild berries, and dried rose, intertwined with notes of sweet spice, licorice, and crushed herbs. The palate is vibrant yet structured, offering juicy red fruit, firm yet polished tannins, and a distinctive mineral core, all lifted by fresh acidity. A long, graceful finish lingers with hints of balsamic, cedar, and subtle floral nuances.

18/20 Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com, January 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"Castiglione Falletto. Just mid ruby. Gorgeous, slow-to-open nose of minerally, stony raspberry fruit. Crushed raspberry and sour-cherry fruit on the palate. Lush, long, juicy and with long, fine, gravelly tannins. Getting close to perfection."

98/100 RobertParker.com, Wine Advocate, June 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"The Massolino 2021 Barolo Parussi draws its fruit from Castiglione Falletto at the centre of the appellation with an interesting overlay of old and newer soils. This wine is less immediately aromatic and needs extra time in the glass to develop and flesh out. At this young stage, it delivers tight wild berry and you also get a pretty signature of crushed limestone. That elegant mineral note ties in nicely with the silky tannins. The Parussi excels in a balanced vintage such as this."

97/100 Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, August 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"Such perfume and it’s just so good to smell, red fruits, spice, dried roses, a cinch of orange peel. It’s light on its feet the tannin sits perfectly and the acidity is bright and balanced, some almond and a cool mineral feel. Such length. Beautiful wine."

5 Stars & 96/100 Steve Blandford, The Real Review, April 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"Luminous ruby-red colour. The seductively fragrant bouquet has a delightful mix of berry scents, some pomegranate too, earthy foresty notes and subtle spice and dried blood savouriness. It is fabulously concentrated and taut on the palate, a deep core of dark berry sweetness, a tight thread of zesty acidity and mouth-coating tannins that are substantial and supple. It is a wine that captures everything you want in outstanding Barolo—great persistence and linearity, finesse and power. And it can be cellared with absolute confidence."

96/100 Kerin O’Keefe (2021 Vintage)
"Aromas of menthol, violet, pipe tobacco and dark-skinned berry form the enticing nose on the compelling 2021 Massolino Parussi. Hailing from the estate’s Castiglione Falletto, the bold, youthfully austere palate shows the intensity of Parussi and the vintage, delivering succulent black cherry, raspberry, licorice and crushed mint framed in firm, close-grained tannins. Drink 2033 – 2043."

96/100 Michaela Morris, Decanter UK, January 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"Despite inextricable ties to Serralunga d’Alba since 1896, the Massolino family ventured outside the village in 2006 with the purchase of almost 2ha in Castiglione Falletto’s Parussi MGA. Younger soils with a higher percentage of clay yield more vigorous vines, and that surge of vigour is echoed in the 2021. Scents of wild strawberry and cherry are punctuated by tobacco and star anise. On the palate, a glossy core of pomegranate is swathed in chewy tannins – all with the estate’s signature elegance. Pulverised stone and bitter herbs lend further nuance."

96/100 Jacobo Garcia-Andrade Llamas, JamesSuckling.com, January 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"Luminous and expressive, with tar, dried rose petals and crushed cranberries. The palate is medium-bodied with delicate, delineated fruit. It’s juicy and incisive, with precise, polished tannins and a delicate finish. Very detailed and nuanced, it’s on the ethereal end of the spectrum. Drink or hold."