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Cascina Adelaide Barolo 4 Vigne 2016 - First Bottle

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

JS94, WA93, WS90

$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

After a highly successful engineering career, Amabile Droco achieved his lifetime's ambition when he purchased an old farmhouse and the accompanying vineyards in the heart of the village of Barolo in 1999. The employment of a top new winemaking team and the construction of an incredible new subterranean winery had a predictably positive effect on the quality of the wines produced. What really sets Cascina Adelaide apart however, is their vineyard holdings and their commitment to demonstrating the diversity of the terroirs within the Barolo DOCG. Journalists have been quick to recognize the fantastic quality of the wines with a number of the wines awarded 95 points from Wine Spectator as well as consistently coming out on top in Decanter tastings. The Fossati Cru is located in the La Morra area, where the soil is rich of red and grey clay. This place is well-known as a great cru for great Barolo wines that can be aged for decades.

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.