
Technical Details
Blend | Nebbiolo |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Appellation | Barolo |
Aging/Cooperage | 24 months in oak |
Alcohol | 14.5 |
Production | 50 cases imported cases |
Cascina Adelaide Barolo 4 Vigne 2016
Nebbiolo | Italy
$37.95 $90.00 - 750mL
Cascina Adelaide is a Barolo producer on the rise (check out the plentiful scores over the last few years), and we are one of the very few in the U.S. to have UNPRECEDENTED access to the top wines. HOW ABOUT this pricing!
Onto the wine! It SINGS of Nebbiolo. It’s shockingly good for $38, truly. Cascina owns an enviable stable of top Barolo crus, in La Morra and Serralunga, with a section of Cannubi, as well. These are blended together to make the 4 Vigne, apart from the single-cru bottlings. This has a somewhat “modern” touch to it, and it’s excellently rendered. The nose is tea, Indian spice, citrus oil, cherries and dried cranberry, balsam, and a long, wonderful, spicy finish. Has a LONG life ahead of it, but MAN, it is fun to drink now if you really decant it well.
Read the press below...but...guys, this is a CRAZY good price…for ‘16? Just JUMP!
PAIRING IDEAS: Young Barolo wants fat. Meat or cheese, take your choice! Make a minimalist lasagna and have both. We like to make big batches of bolognese to keep in the freezer for just such occasions.
MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: Foo Fighters!!! Bottlerock is this weekend here in Napa, so we’re just stuck on these awesome bands. Did you see the video of 11-year old drumming prodigy Nandi Bushell playing with them last week? We hope Dave brings her to Napa.
Technical Details
Blend | Nebbiolo |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Appellation | Barolo |
Aging/Cooperage | 24 months in oak |
Alcohol | 14.5% |
Production | 50 cases imported cases |
About The Producer
Reviews
James Suckling
Plenty of dried orange-peel, cherry and ripe-strawberry aromas. Mushrooms, too. Full-bodied, layered and very flavorful. Chewy tannins. Shows depth and intensity. Needs three or four years to soften. Try after 2023.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Made with a blend of fruit from four different vineyard sites in La Morra and Serralunga d'Alba, the Cascina Adelaide 2016 Barolo 4 Vigne has a pretty cherry character that rises far above aromas of spice, tar and Indian cardamom pod. There is a point of bitterness on the tannins, sharper than we saw in the classic Barolo. Seeing both steel and 50-hectoliter French oak barrels, you taste the skins and tightness of the Nebbiolo grapes in this 15,000-bottle release. Once again, I'm a bit concerned that this astringency may never fully integrate, but only time will tell.
Wine Spectator
Cherry, raspberry, plum and white pepper flavors are the main themes in this juicy red, with accents of eucalyptus and tar. Its tannins are assertive and leave a grip on the finish. Best from 2023 through 2042. 900 cases made, 50 cases imported.
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