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| "His Barbaresco Riserva Rosè delle Casasse is made from 100% Rosè clone, which is seldom seen alone in Piedmont today.
Rosè delle Casasse is the only pure Rosè clone Barbaresco I know of." Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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| | | "Some years ago, my dear friend and mentor Il Professore told me about an estate in Barbaresco that I should visit. I did, and there I met Natale Simonetta, a former professional athlete who turned to winemaking after injuries forced him to retire from sport. Cascina Baricchi lies in Neviglie, which is actually in Moscato country. Although the winery is outside the Barbaresco appellation, the vineyards are in Neive and Treiso. Perhaps this unique set of circumstances explains why Cascina Baricchi remains under the radar.
Natale Simonetta spent the early part of his new career working alongside Bruno Giacosa. From what I have been able to put together from several reliable sources, Simonetta sold Giacosa fruit and also bulk wine, including the parcel Giacosa bottled as a 'red label' [Riserva] Barbaresco with no vineyard name in 1990. Today, Simonetta and his wife, Francesca, make a wide range of wines ....
The flagships are the Barbarescos. His Barbaresco Riserva Rosè delle Casasse is made from 100% Rosè clone, which is seldom seen alone in Piedmont today. Rosè delle Casasse is the only pure Rosè clone Barbaresco I know of."
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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| | | "There’s an interesting history to many of the Langhe’s greatest wines. But even within that context, Rosè delle Casasse Riserva stands out. And it begins with the vines themselves: twenty rows of Nebbiolo Rosè planted in 1913 on a west-facing slope of clay, sand, and limestone Sant’Agata marl on the border of Neive and Treiso. Vines this old are almost non-existent in the Langhe, and old Nebbiolo Rosè vines are rarer still. (The twenty rows of vines are all that survive from the original planting.) This makes Casasse’s Nebbiolo Rosè a Barbaresco treasure: surely among the last ancient plantings of a distinct Piemontese grape variety, in a remote, little-known place seemingly designed to optimize its qualities. There’s also the grower and winemaker, Natale Simonetta, whose great-grandfather was Angelo Gaja’s grandfather ....
In the cellar, Natale crushes the grapes by foot for the most gentle extraction possible. He then ferments and macerates for a full forty days, using the ultra-traditional capello sommerso. That gives the wine its firm structure. And to maximize the wine’s expressiveness, Natale gives it three years aging in 500 to 800-liter barrels, followed by bottling with a minimum of sulfur. The result is an utterly beautiful Barbaresco that illuminates the delicacy for which Nebbiolo Rosè is known. It is remarkably expressive, showing even greater nuance when decanted."
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| | ‣ "The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Rosè delle Casasse is a rich, heady wine that is going to need a number of years to come into its own. Time in the glass releases gorgeous aromatics to play off a core of dark red/purplish fruit, spice and licorice notes. There's tons of depth and character .... Give this exotic beauty time. The aromatics alone are so inviting." Antonio Galloni, Vinous |
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