Giuseppe e Figlio (Mauro) Mascarello is one of the most admired estates in the Langhe region of Piedmont. The 42-acre estate is in Monchiero. It was founded in 1881 by Giuseppe Mascarello and each generation since has taken over the estate and made improvements. The current owner is Mauro Mascarello, who worked with his father, also a Giuseppe, until his father’s death. Mascarello’s flagship wine is its Barolo Monprivato, which comes from what Robert M. Parker Jr. calls the “superbly positioned Monprivato vineyard that is the source of (the estate’s) two top wines, the Barolo Monprivato and the Barolo Riserva Ca’ d’Morissio.” The estate also makes Barbera and Dolcetto. About 50,000 bottles are produced annually.