The 2014 Barolo Monprivato Ca’ d’Morissio Riserva from Giuseppe Mascarello e Figlio is a traditionally made, 100% Nebbiolo Barolo DOCG drawn from the Monprivato cru in Castiglione Falletto, Piedmont. Ca’ d’Morissio is a specific selection within Monprivato—often described as the vineyard’s “sweet spot”—and the estate releases it as a Riserva only in the finest vintages. That context makes the critical reception of the 2014 especially notable, given the year’s generally difficult growing conditions.

Monprivato is one of Barolo’s long-established reference sites. The Mascarello family’s connection to the vineyard dates back to Maurizio Mascarello’s 1904 purchase, and the estate has built its reputation around a classical Barolo approach: long macerations (about 30 days is cited in producer material), extended aging in large, old Slavonian oak botti (around three and a half years is commonly reported for the estate), and bottling unfined and unfiltered. The Ca’ d’Morissio parcel was replanted in 1983 with the Michét Nebbiolo clone, a material detail often linked to the wine’s characteristic “mint and violet” aromatics (as noted in Berry Bros. & Rudd’s summary).

Critics were emphatic. Antonio Galloni awarded 97 points, calling it “the finest wine I have tasted from the Mascarello family in some time,” highlighting dark fruit alongside “leather, licorice, lavender and dried herbs,” with a suggested drinking window of 2024–2039 (via Berry Bros. & Rudd). Monica Larner went further with an excellent 98-point score, describing “a wine of infinite grace and harmony,” with flavors spanning “cherry, cassis, cinnamon, licorice, mint, violets and crushed stone,” and a longer horizon of 2024–2050 (via Berry Bros. & Rudd).

The 2014 Piedmont vintage was widely characterized as wet and cool, but this Riserva is consistently presented as a standout: structured, aromatically distinctive, and built for long aging. Alcohol is reported variably at 13.5% and 14%, depending on the source.