Parusso Perarmando Barolo Classico 2020
(Piedmont, Italy) - [JS 93] [VM 90]

About the Winery:
In 1901, Gaspare Parusso purchased the Mariondino plot, the first vineyard bought by the Parusso 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.

About this Wine:
First produced with the 2017 vintage, Barolo Perarmando is a wine that Marco and Tiziana Parusso made to honor their father, Armanda, 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.

Ratings & Reviews

93 Points - James Suckling:
Discerning notes of sweet cranberries, sweet spices, blood oranges and dry earth. Fluid in the middle but tight at the end, with fine tannins and a flavorful finish. Ripe and chalky at the end. Drink from 2026.

90 Points - Vinous Media:
The 2020 Barolo Perarmando is a classic Parusso wine. Rose petal, sage, mint and cedar soar out of the glass as this translucent, nuanced Barolo shows off its personality. The stem component is quite high, and that very much comes through, especially in the wine's aromatic profile. As always, the Perarmando is a blend taken from a collection of estate vineyards, mostly in Bussia. (Drink between 2025-2035)