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 Producer:
Famiglia
Anselma
Region: Piemonte
DOC(G):
Barolo
About the Producer:
Maurizio
Anselma is an emerging force in Barolo and the spirit behind a new estate,
Famiglia Anselma. Established in 1993, the estate released its first
Barolo in 1997. Maurizio
is part of a three-person team that shares responsibilities, each using
his/her strengths in different areas. Renato and Giovanna, Maurizio's
parents, share gratifying roles in the winery: Giovanna is the experienced
vineyard manager who painstakingly spends most of her days hunched over
her vines. Renato is the winemaker in charge of transforming the fruit
into wine. On the commercial front, Maurizio is orchestrating the development
of the winery from a newcomer to a first rate, dominant force for quality.
The Anselmas have a few advantages. The family started buying property
in this area in the late seventies and continued purchasing through
the early nineties. Today, they are one of the largest land owners in
the area, owning more than eighty hectares in three of the most prized
Barolo production zones: Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga and Barolo.
Unlike most producers, the Anselmas choose only the best grapes from
the choicest vineyards to produce their wine. They will continue to
sell off any remaining grapes as they have for the last three decades.
Most producers with this luxury would keep the grapes from the most
notable vineyards every year. However, the Anselmas' proposition insures
quality. They are not limited to any specific site year-in and year-out.
In an area where a hailstorm can wipe out your entire production, as
it did in 2002 in the famed Cannubi vineyards of Barolo, they can better
assure they will consistently produce wine of the highest quality.
When asked what wines they will produce Maurizio explains, "We
will only make Barolo
because this is the history of our land. We will not make any single
vineyard wines. Rather, we will make two wines. The first, our annual
Barolo, is meant for the enjoyment of drinking without much complication
or fuss. The second, named Adasi, is a riserva representing a wine born
to evolve and become better with time."
Our tastings of the 1996 through 1998 Baroli showed wines of great balance
and structure with power and an underlying elegance, just as Barolo
should.
Related Wines and Links: Abbona,
Altare, Anselma,
Bovio, Cascina
Ebreo, Ceretto, Clerico,
Aldo Conterno, Giacomo
Conterno, Conterno
Fantino, Paolo
Conterno, Alessandro
& Gian Natale Fantino, Gaja,
Giacosa, La
Spinetta, Marchesi
di Barolo, Mascarello,
Massolino, Parusso,
Pio Cesare, Prunotto,
Rocche dei
Manzoni - Valentino, Sandrone,
Scavino, Vietti,
Voerzio.
Featured Wine(s):
Anselma
Barolo
Anselma
Barolo Adasi
To purchase these wines, call our Portfolio
Managers at 212.473.2323.
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