With fruit from the mighty village of Serralunga d'Alba, the Massolino 2020 Barolo Margheria (with 7,400 bottles made) is a classic expression. You get all those pretty Serralunga d'Alba elements with dark fruit, ferrous earth, orange peel and blue flower. I find this warm vintage to be especially fine-textured and elegant. There is a note of sweet cherry on the close. This bottle needs to flesh out with more cellar time.
95+ points, Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (Jan 2025)
I like the freshness and vivid red-fruited character. Medium-bodied with firm, slightly chewy tannins. It’s compact and structured with a tense and lively aftertaste. Vivid and bright with hibiscus undertones to the orange and berry character. Try from 2027, but already very pretty.
95 points, James Suckling (May 2024)
A ripe style, this red features cherry, raspberry, plum and eucalyptus flavors, with hints of licorice and iron. Firms up midpalate, leaving a compact yet complex finish that echoes the fruity and savory notes. Best from 2027 through 2045. 610 cases made, 185 cases imported.
94 points, Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator (Apr 2025)
This Margheria Barolo is a stunning expression of elegance, with captivating high-toned fruit and delicate hints of strawberry tops. The palate is refined and graceful, with fine-grained tannins and mouthwatering acidity that enhance the pure, precise flavors. A true embodiment of finesse, this wine is a standout example of the cru's potential. Drink 2026-2045.
94 points, Jeff Porter, Wine Enthusiast (Sep 2024)
The medium red 2020 Barolo Margheria takes a spicier but equally elegant profile, with notes of dried cranberries, anise, dried flowers, and gravelly earth. It gains in intensity through the palate, with good concentration, a slightly more broad-shouldered feel, ripe tannins, and a savory note of tea leaf on the finish. The warmth of the vintage impacts the wine a bit, but it retains good freshness at this stage. Drink 2025-2035.
93 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck (May 2024)
The 2020 Barolo Margheria is a very pretty wine that shows the gentler side of the year. Dried herbs, menthol, incense, new leather and licorice all take shape in the glass. The 2020 is a soft, uncharacteristically open-knit Margheria that will drink well with only minimal cellaring.
93 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Jan 2024)
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