| Producer | Cascina Baricchi |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Subregion | Barbaresco |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2008 |
| Sku | 1160531 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Tasting Notes: Sourced from two parcels: Roncaglie in Barbaresco and Casasse in Neive the Cascina Baricchi Barbaresco Riserva Quindicianni is aged in 500 and 800 liter casks for five years. After that the wine spends ten years in the bottle in the cellar before its release. Dusty roses, cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, incense, dreid herbs, exotic spices all fill the glass. Given some air the wine explodes on the palate with rich, dried cherry and smoke.
Estate History: The winery is in a small village called Neviglie which is just outside of the official Barbaresco zone, though given the quality of the vineyards and their historical importance, Baricchi is grandfathered in to be allowed to bottle his wine as Barbaresco.
The estate is run by Natale Simonetta and his wife, Francesca. Natale’s family is originally from the Varese area in Lombardia not far from Ghemme and Gattinara. He decided to move to Barbaresco where his father had bought an estate back in 1979. It was there that Natale fell in love with wine. And while he did not graduate from enological school, he studied with the legendary Bruno Giacosa whom he feels gave him an ample and enlightened foundation for making great wine. The winery started producing wine in 1989 although the first commercial Barbaresco bottled was from the 1996 vintage.
The Rose delle Casasse has a very distinct style being from all Nebbiolo Rose. Nebbiolo Rose is said to make aromatic wines though often with a bit less extraction and color. That said, Baricchi's Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse are quite powerful and distinct in style with floral aromas but also notes of earth, spice, licorice, and autumn leaves.
