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 Producer:
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.
Featured Wine(s):
Anselma
Barolo
Anselma
Barolo Adasi
To purchase these wines, call our Portfolio
Managers at 212.473.2323.
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