Barbaresco Giacone 2020 - Cascina Alberta

Barbaresco Giacone - Cascina Alberta

Barbaresco Giacone by Cascina Alberta is a wine that gives the nose a wide complexity of aromas of violet and rose, with spicy notes of leather, liquorice and tobacco. The taste is full and intense, with a great tannic structure that gives it length. The grapes come from 40-year-old vineyards located in the municipality of Treiso on soils of limestone origin. The harvest is done by hand in October. The grapes arriving in the cellar are delicately pressed and fermentation takes place through the use of indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, with daily pumping over for 30 days. After racking, the wine is placed in large Slavonian oak barrels, in which malolactic fermentation takes place. This Barbaresco pairs best with rich sauces, braised meats, roasts and mature hard cheeses.

Service

We taste it at a temperature of 16/18° in tulip glasses. Wine to be drunk immediately but will express its best in a few years.

Pairing

Wine that goes perfectly with first courses, main courses of meat, to try with a seared beef fillet in a pan with mustard sauce.

Winery:  Cascina Albertal

The Cascina Alberta farm is located in Treiso, in the Langhe area. The winery was built in 1927 and, although it is assumed that viticulture was practiced since its foundation, the first "Barbaresco" Nebbiolo vineyards registered in the register date back to 1979. Today, Cascina Alberta represents a great project that was born in 2010 from the passion of two brothers for viticulture and the world of wine. From the beginning, in fact, they have been committed to recovering old vineyards through sustainable viticulture, without the use of pesticides or weedkillers. The commitment also involved the recovery of old farmhouses, in which the new cellars were created, and the restoration of the hotel and an area dedicated to catering. Their goal is to create an "integrated" company, an ideal place to spend relaxing moments enjoying good wine and food, in full respect of Piedmontese traditions. Today the company extends for 19 hectares each: 9 are cultivated with vineyards, the remainder are divided between meadows, orchards and woods. The work carried out in the vineyard is meticulous, sustainable viticulture is pursued without the use of pesticides or chemical weedkillers, in order to have the maximum quality in the wines, respecting the vintage and trying to limit interventions in the cellar to a minimum. The work in the cellar follows the philosophy of the Langhe tradition, with long macerations in stainless steel vats. The refinement takes place in large Slavonian oak barrels, with a capacity of 25 or 50 Hl. Their vision of traditional Barbaresco is that of a non-exaggerated refinement, so that the classic aromas and tannins of Nebbiolo are not overwhelmed by the aromas released by small wood and long refinements.