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Cascina Luisin – Barbaresco Riserva

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Italy
Piedmont
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The Facts

Origins Italy > Piedmont > Langhe
Appellation Barbaresco
Varietal Nebbiolo
Cepage 100% Nebbiolo
Winemaking Maceration on the skins for approximate 10 weeks. During first 90 days in cement cisterns with frequent racking for good extraction of color. During remaining days with a more delicate racking in order to extract all noble tannins. Malolatic fermentation and maturation in Slavonian oak barrels of 40hl for an optimal development before and after bottling.
Aging 36-48 months in Slovenian oak casks
Markets Texas

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The Character

Tasting Notes On the nose, it offers classic Nebbiolo aromas of dried rose petals, red cherries, and tar, accented by subtle notes of licorice and tobacco. The palate is powerful yet refined, with firm tannins, vibrant acidity, and a long, mineral-driven finish. The wine is approachable in its youth but rewards extended cellaring, allowing its complexity to fully unfold.
Sustainability
  • 2017 - Sustainable In Practice, Minimal Intervention / Augmentation, Natural Fermentation
  • 2016 - Sustainable In Practice, Minimal Intervention / Augmentation, Natural Fermentation

The Story

Produced exclusively from old plantings in the Bas-Rabajà vineyard, after an astonishing 90-day submerged-cap fermentation, Luisin’s Barbaresco Riserva spends three and a half years in large Slavonian casks, which allows the wine—an even more powerfully structured voicing of Nebbiolo than their regular Rabajà, as befitting the cru’s character—to develop even greater depth and nuance, and while it certainly demands some patience, this is surprisingly expressive upon release.

About Cascina Luisin

Producer Story

The Minuto family, of which Cascina Luisin’s current proprietor Roberto Minuto is the eighth generation, have been producing and selling their own wines since the 1860s, when they would lug demijohns up to the market in Turin via oxcart. Under the guidance of Luigi Minuto, the family began estate-bottling in 1913, becoming one of the two first estates in the zone to do so, and when brothers Mario and Lorenzo (Roberto’s grandfather) split their holdings in 1952, Lorenzo retained the original winery, which sits in the middle of the renowned Rabajà cru in Barbaresco. Cascina Luisin produces nervy, expressive, highly traditional wines from some of Barbaresco’s greatest sites, releasing only when Roberto and his father deem the wines ready.

Producer Story

The Minuto family, of which Cascina Luisin’s current proprietor Roberto Minuto is the eighth generation, have been producing and selling their own wines since the 1860s, when they would lug demijohns up to the market in Turin via oxcart. Under the guidance of Luigi Minuto, the family began estate-bottling in 1913, becoming one of the two first estates in the zone to do so, and when brothers Mario and Lorenzo (Roberto’s grandfather) split their holdings in 1952, Lorenzo retained the original winery, which sits in the middle of the renowned Rabajà cru in Barbaresco. Cascina Luisin produces nervy, expressive, highly traditional wines from some of Barbaresco’s greatest sites, releasing only when Roberto and his father deem the wines ready.

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