Cascina Baricchi, Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse, 2011 outofstock-34467840057 and a whisper of white

and a whisper of white peach

and it lands as pepper and tobacco on a long finish

plum—combined with a floral lift of violet and subtle hints of tobacco and cedar

The production process honors traditional Japanese methods: white rice is fermented with 'rice koji' to create a mash

Cascina Baricchi, Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse, 2011 outofstock-34467840057 and a whisper of whiteCascina Baricchi stands alone as the sole producer of Barbaresco made entirely from Nebbiolo Ros, an exceedingly rare Nebbiolo clone that was planted in the Casasse vineyard in 1913. Proprietor Natale Simonetta, trained by Bruno Giacosa himself, has dedicated his career to expressing the singular power and elegance of this clone on clay limestone terroir. The wine undergoes 1518 day fermentation with natural yeasts and an additional 10 days of