Parusso, Nebbiolo, Barolo "Perarmando" Piedmont, Italy 2019

Ruby red, almost garnet in color. Deeply aromatic with notes of ripe fruit and licorice. Harmonious on the palate, delicate in tannins and rich in red fruit. A perfect pairing with pasta, grilled filet and aged cheeses.

The Barolo Perarmando is a wine that Marco and Tiziana Parusso made to honor their father, Armando, and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first vintage that he bottled. The wine is made from a blend of the estate's vineyards, approximately 50% Bussia, 30% Mosconi and 20% Mariondino.

After a soft pressing, the grapes undergo a long maceration. Fermentation begins spontaneously in the presence of natural yeasts without the use of sulfites. Maceration times and fermentation temperature is carefully controlled. The wine aged on the lees for 18 months in small oak barrels.

In 1901, Gaspare Parusso purchased the Mariondino plot, the first vineyard bought by the family. A few years later in 1925, the family acquired the "Rovella" farmhouse where their cellar now rises up above the Rocche vineyard. In 1971, Gaspare's son Armando began to make from his own grapes under the Parusso family label and when his son Marco finished enological school in Alba in 1986, he joined Armando at Parusso and they continued to make wine together. Three years later, in 1989, Armando bought the Munie vineyard in the Bussia hamlet. 

The history of the Parusso family has evolved over 120 years, from a family of farmers to a family of vintners. Parusso wines continue to garner international acclaim while remaining true to tradition, family values, and ultimately respect for the land that has been in their family for over 100 years.