Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo, 2012 campaign-feature Silvio Carta’s Sambuca is a

Silvio Carta’s Sambuca is a classic Italian anise liqueur crafted in Sardinia

After nearly two decades it's entering its prime but still has years ahead

This is limestone speaking in its most eloquent voice: a palate structured by minerality that feels almost crystalline

and bottles with minimal intervention and little new oak

This is a white-label bottling

Bartolo Mascarello, Barolo, 2012 campaign-feature Silvio Carta’s Sambuca is aBartolo Mascarello's Barolo from 2012, made by the most revered name in traditional Barolo. Maria Teresa Mascarello continues her father's methods exactly: a co fermented blend of four crus (Cannubi, San Lorenzo, Rue, Rocche dell'Annunziata) aged in large neutral Slavonian botti. 2012 was a solid, classically proportioned vintage, giving a balanced Barolo with firm structure that is beginning to soften. Decant and either enjoy now or hold a few more