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Cascina Baricchi

Cascina Baricchi

Cascina Baricchi is the small family estate of Natale and Francesca Simonetta at Neviglie, on the eastern edge of the Barbaresco zone. Natale's father bought the farm in 1979; the first wine was made in 1989 and the first Barbaresco sold was the 1996. Natale never went to enology school and learned his craft alongside Bruno Giacosa. Neviglie lies just outside the official Barbaresco boundary, but the estate's historic vineyards let it label its Nebbiolo as Barbaresco. The heart of the estate is a plot of Nebbiolo Rosé in Casasse, near Neive, part of it planted in 1913. Fermentations run on natural yeasts with long macerations, and the Barbaresco is aged at length in old wood and released only as Riserva. Around it the Simonettas make a Barbera and a Dolcetto from the home hills, two whites from Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Timorasso, and a set of sparkling wines, including a Moscato built on ice wine.

At a glance

Region
Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Tinella 15, 12050 Neviglie (CN)
Winemaker
Natale Simonetta
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
10
Website
https://www.cascinabaricchi.com

Visits & tastings

The estate does not advertise visits or tastings; contact the family directly to ask.

Contact

Good to know

  • For satellite navigation the estate suggests the GPS coordinates 44.700024, 8.101006, or Neviglie on the SP 51, then following the signs.

Wines from Cascina Baricchi

  • Ça Va Sans Dire: Vino Bianco, Timorasso, White. A long-aged Timorasso white from Cascina Baricchi, left about nine years on its lees before bottling.
  • Chèchà: Vino Bianco, Chardonnay 60%, Chenin Blanc 40%, White. A Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc white from Neviglie, fermented on natural yeasts and aged 30 months on its lees.
  • Et Voilà: Vino Spumante Metodo Classico Brut, Pinot Nero 100%, Sparkling. A Pinot Nero metodo classico from Neviglie, aged six years on its lees before disgorgement.
  • Jamais: Vino Spumante Metodo Classico Extra Brut, Pinot Nero, with a solera reserve of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Riesling and Chenin Blanc, Sparkling. A metodo classico Extra Brut built on Pinot Nero and a solera of five white grapes, refermented with botrytised must and aged about 30 months on its lees.
  • Jonny Gambato: Vino Bianco Frizzante, Pinot Nero 70%, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Riesling and Chenin Blanc 30%, Sparkling. A cloudy, bottle-fermented sparkling white, mostly Pinot Nero, that finishes its fermentation in the bottle.
  • Pian dei Fichi: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. An easy-drinking Dolcetto d'Alba from vines planted in 1973 at Neviglie, made and aged in stainless steel only.
  • Quindicianni: Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A late-release Barbaresco Riserva: the same Nebbiolo as the Rose delle Casasse, kept about ten years in the estate's cellar before it goes on sale.
  • Regina di Felicità: Vino Spumante Dolce, Moscato Bianco, Sweet. A sweet sparkling Moscato built on ice wine from grapes picked frozen on winter nights, refermented with fresh Moscato must.
  • Riva della Coda: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. A Barbera d'Alba from the steep slopes around the estate in Neviglie, planted in 1992 and aged up to two years in oak casks.
  • Rose delle Casasse: Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Nebbiolo (Nebbiolo Rosé) 100%, Red. The estate's flagship Barbaresco Riserva, made only from the Nebbiolo Rosé clone in the Casasse vineyard near Neive, part of it planted in 1913, and aged for years in large old barrels.