2015 Cascina Morassino Barbaresco 0,75 lt
An intense garnet ed In colour with ruby highlights and with aromas of very ripe berry and cherry fruit combined with floral and spicy notes.
The winery Cascina Morassino was founded in 1984 by Mauro Bianco, but the three previous generations already produced wine with grapes from the Ovello crù: it is therefore an example of family continuity in the management of the company. Cascina Morassino, now run by Mauro’s son, Roberto Bianco, has only four and a half hectares of life, three and a half of which are located in the Ovello subzone and one hectare in the municipality of Neive, subzone Cottà.
Designation: BARBARESCO D.O.C.G. since 1980 (D.O.C. since 1966)
Production zone: In and around Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso and also San Rocco Seno d’Elvio, a part of the municipality of Alba.
Grape variety: Nebbiolo
Maximum grape yield per hectare: 80 tons
Minimum alcohol content: 12% Vol.
Minimun legal ageing: 26 months starting from the 1 st of November after the harvest, 9 of which in wood barrels.
Riserva: The term “Riserva” can be used on the label when the wine has been cellared for 50 months, calculated once again from the 1 st of November after the harvest.
Aging potential: from 8 to 25 years depending on the year.
Tasting notes: Red-garnet with orange highlights; ethereal, intense and agreeable perfume; dry, full-bodied and delicate, velvety taste; correct tannins.
An intense garnet ed In colour with ruby highlights and with aromas of very ripe berry and cherry fruit combined with floral and spicy notes.
The winery Cascina Morassino was founded in 1984 by Mauro Bianco, but the three previous generations already produced wine with grapes from the Ovello crù: it is therefore an example of family continuity in the management of the company. Cascina Morassino, now run by Mauro’s son, Roberto Bianco, has only four and a half hectares of life, three and a half of which are located in the Ovello subzone and one hectare in the municipality of Neive, subzone Cottà.
Designation: BARBARESCO D.O.C.G. since 1980 (D.O.C. since 1966)
Production zone: In and around Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso and also San Rocco Seno d’Elvio, a part of the municipality of Alba.
Grape variety: Nebbiolo
Maximum grape yield per hectare: 80 tons
Minimum alcohol content: 12% Vol.
Minimun legal ageing: 26 months starting from the 1 st of November after the harvest, 9 of which in wood barrels.
Riserva: The term “Riserva” can be used on the label when the wine has been cellared for 50 months, calculated once again from the 1 st of November after the harvest.
Aging potential: from 8 to 25 years depending on the year.
Tasting notes: Red-garnet with orange highlights; ethereal, intense and agreeable perfume; dry, full-bodied and delicate, velvety taste; correct tannins.