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Cascina Barisél

Cascina Barisél

Cascina Barisél is a family farm in Canelli, in the province of Asti, bought by Enrico Penna in 1965. His son Franco, who runs it today as Azienda Agricola di Penna Franco, began bottling under the estate name in 1985 after rebuilding the vineyards and cellar. The vines sit mid-slope on calcareous, marly soil, with further plots at San Marzano Oliveto and Nizza Monferrato. The range is built on Barbera, from a plain Barbera d'Asti to the Nizza wines La Cappelletta and Vigna dei Pilati, plus Dolcetto, Chardonnay and a Pinot Nero and Chardonnay Metodo Classico. Moscato has a central place: a Canelli DOCG and a sweet wine from dried grapes. Canelli is the historic centre of Asti's sparkling and Moscato production and sits within the Unesco-listed Langhe-Roero and Monferrato landscape.

At a glance

Region
Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Regione San Giovanni 30, 14053 Canelli (AT)
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
9
Website
https://www.barisel.it

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Wines from Cascina Barisél

  • Barduten: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. The estate's first label, from Barbera first bottled in 1985. A Barbera d'Asti DOCG from mid-slope vineyards in Canelli, fermented in steel.
  • Canelli Moscato: Canelli DOCG, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sweet. Moscato from Canelli vineyards in the typical zone, labelled with the Canelli sub-zone since 2011. Sweet and lightly sparkling, 5.5% alcohol.
  • Enrico Penna: Spumante Metodo Classico Extra Brut Millesimato, Pinot Nero 60%, Chardonnay 40%, Sparkling. A Metodo Classico Extra Brut dedicated to the producer's father Enrico, first released with the 2012 vintage. About 2,000 bottles are made, each carrying his signature.
  • Foravia: Piemonte Chardonnay DOC, Chardonnay, White. A single-variety Chardonnay from south-facing vineyards in Canelli. It began as a Monferrato Bianco from Favorita and Chardonnay.
  • L'Avìja: Vino da uve moscato surmature, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sweet. A sweet wine from over-ripe Moscato dried on racks, first made after a year when part of the crop was left on the vines. 375 ml bottle.
  • La Cappelletta: Nizza DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Made since 1986, when the first 600 bottles came out; the producer calls it his most appreciated wine. Barbera from historic vineyards, aged in barriques.
  • Listoria: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. The producer's most recent wine and first aged in large oak cask, from a single vineyard at San Marzano Oliveto.
  • Monferrato Dolcetto: Monferrato DOC Dolcetto, Dolcetto 100%, Red. A simple, traditional Dolcetto of the kind local farmers made for their own table, the only wine the producer's father bottled. Meant to be drunk fresh.
  • Vigna dei Pilati: Nizza Riserva DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A Nizza Riserva from a historic south-facing vineyard beside the Strada dei Pilati at San Marzano Oliveto. 24 months in barrique plus 2 years in bottle.