Cascina Baricchi Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse 2019

Cascina Baricchi is a super unique estate that is likely the only producer of a Barbaresco (for their Rose delle Casasse bottling) made 100% from the Nebbiolo Rose clone. The winery is in a small village called Neviglie, which is actually just outside the official Barbaresco zone, though, given the quality of the vineyards and their historical importance, Baricchi is amazingly grandfathered in and 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. His family was in the tile business, though in 1991, he had an accident while skiing and had to leave the family business After the accident, 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.