Margherita Otto, Barolo, 2017 fete offer Zieregg is their grand cru

Zieregg is their grand cru

followed by a persistent

and a light nuttiness

while remaining comparatively affordable

resulting in a wine that’s creamy yet taut

Margherita Otto, Barolo, 2017 fete offer Zieregg is their grand cruThe Margherita Otto project belongs to Alan Manley, an American who relocated to Piedmont, spent years working alongside Maria Teresa Mascarello in the cellar of Bartolo Mascarello, and in 2015 launched his own tiny estate. Like Mascarello, he makes a single Barolo blended in continuous fermentation across vineyards in Monforte (near Ginestra), Castiglione Falletto (Pernanno), and additional plots added in 2018 a classic assemblaggio Barolo at a