The frequent reader of this wine-blog
might have realized it a long time ago! I am shameless! Shameless in
terms of almost everthing related to wine and particulary in terms of
my Pinot Noir adverntures! I had bottles from almost everywhere around
the globe. Rare ones, surprising ones, miserable ones, ones from afar
and course plenty from rather “strange“ lands. But
venturing into holy realms of one oft the Big B wine regions - apart
of the best and most wonderful of all them big Bs of course - to have some Pinot? That, I
have never dared to do … publicly! As most wine friends know
Langhe, the direct encircling neighbourhood to Barolo and Barbaresco, is one of
those legendary wine regions many sought to get a little drip of soma
on their tongue. Me included … probably!?! Varietals, soils,
expositions are similar to Barolo and Barbaresco. Only the allowed varietals differ (a
bit). Anyway, enough prelude blather! So today it is time for Piedmotese Pinot Nero. Cascina Baricchi, the producer which I
haven't mentioned yet, concentrates mostly on wines made from
traditional Piedmontese grape varitetals such as Barbera, Dolcetto, Timorasso
and of course Nebbiolo as well as quite a variety of fizz made from Nebbiolo, Syrah (!),
Pinot Nero and Moscato. The winery was established in the late 1980s
by Giovanni Simonetta and since 1996 his agile and adventerous son
Natale is in charge of the production. All grapes of the approx. 6 ha
small winery are cultivated on lime-loamy-marl soils close to
Neviglie a few kilometers upthehills from Alba. The maceration of the
"P-N" 2010 Langhe Rosso took 10 days in oak and was
subsequently aged in used Barrique barrels from 12 months. Let's have
a sip or two or better more ...
