TN: Barbaresco Rose del Casasse 2005, Cascina Baricchi

Arnt Egil Nordlien

Arnt Egil Nordlien
TN: Barbaresco Rose del Casasse 2005, Cascina Baricchi
100% nebbiolo rosa. The wine is made as an attempt to copy the style of Enrico Giovannini-Morescos famous "Podere del Pajore" which was made between 1967-80. Perhaps one of the finest Barbarescos ever made. Deep red colour. Darker than expected, but there is a transparency in the colour. Fruity and floral nose at first. Quite primary fruit. Also nice high-noted florality. Perhaps a little like a grignolino. With time in the glass the nose gets more complex. Hints of anise, some tar, minerality, dust. In the mouth this is a fullbodied Barbaresco with great fruit-concentration. Lots of fruit. Again it is in a very primary stage. The fruit is transparent and through the fruit-notes you find a lot of florality, anise-notes and minerality. Fine acidity. Dry tannins in the back. Tannic end. A special Barbaresco that has concentration of fruit, great focus and transparency. It is very young and primary yet. Try it again in 4-5 years. Great wine.
 
Still my absolute, unquestioned favorite grape for pink wine. And from multiple places, too...my favorite of all of Steve Edmunds' very fine ross is still his "Pinc Froid" nebbiolo ros.
 
originally posted by Thor:
Still my absolute, unquestioned favorite grape for pink wine. And from multiple places, too...my favorite of all of Steve Edmunds' very fine ross is still his "Pinc Froid" nebbiolo ros.

Yep nebbiolo is great for rose. This however is a Barbaresco which is a red wine ;) and made by one of the three allowed subvarieties of nebbiolo in the Langhe; the nebbiolo rosa-subvariety. The two others are nebbiolo lampia and nebbiolo michet. The nebbiolo rosa-subvariety is almost not used at all these days.
 
See, here's the problem with no one using accented characters; I saw that and though "ros." Which doesn't even make sense since you were noting an Italian wine. Oh well, I'll read more slowly next time.
 
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