Cascina Luisin - Barbera d'Alba Asili Barrique 2013 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Cascina Luisin
Country	Italy
Varietal	Barbera
Vintage	2013
Sku	28108
Size	750ml

Cascina Luisin is a traditional family wine estate in Barbaresco, Piedmont, founded in 1913 by Luigi Minuto. It comprises 7ha of mostly old vineyards, 50% of which are planted to Nebbiolo, notably Sori Paolin in Neive, Rabajà and Asili in Barbaresco itself.

The estate is currently run by Luigi Minuto and his son Roberto (the latter joining in 1995). Despite buying a pair of rotofermentors soon after, Roberto conducted a trial of different fermentations (roto, cement, wood) and decided from that moment on to only ferment and macerate Nebbiolo for an extended period in cement to ensure stable wine and tannins, followed by a couple of years in large oak.

The rotofermentors are only used for Dolcetto and Barbera, saving time. In 1998 he also stopped fining, filtering, using selected yeast and applied only natural manure. More recently he has been replacing the oldest large slavonian botte with new Stockinger botte. Bottling is done when the wine is ready.

Their soft Barbaresco Sori Paolin reflects the sandy soils of Neive; Barbaresco Rabajà (overwhich the cantina looks) is more muscular thanks to its predominantly western exposure; while Barbaresco Asili (since the vintage 2011) is all about red-fruited finesse.

This wine, the Asili Barbaresco from 2013 features fine texture, along with ripe, red berry fruit and a character reminiscent of a wild berry pie. Even in its youth it has quasi-perfect balance; It should age beautifully if you can wait, but will not hurt to drink now.