Cascina Baricchi Barbaresco Rose delle Casasse Riserva 2017 95VM

$71.98 on 4+ (code: 4saves3)
$74.98 US LOW on bottle 1

95 pts Vinous (Galloni)
Drinking Window 2024 - 2037
The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse is a rich, heady wine that is going to need several years to come into its own. Time in the glass releases gorgeous aromatics to play off a core of dark red/purplish fruit, spice and licorice notes. There's tons of depth and character, but this is an uncharacteristically reticent 2017. Give this exotic beauty time. The aromatics alone are so inviting. - By Antonio Galloni on September 2023
These are fine releases from Natale and Francesca Simonetta. The 2017 Barbaresco Riserva Rose delle Casasse offers tons of raciness and overall appeal. I can’t recommend the wines highly enough.

Winemaking
The winemaking here is very traditional, with long macerations and patient aging in neutral barrels (most producers are selling the 2021 vintage). In the cellar, Natale crushes the grapes by foot for the gentlest extraction possible. He then ferments and macerates for 30+ days, using the ultra-traditional capello sommerso for the last couple weeks. That gives the wine its firm structure. To maximize the wine’s expressiveness, Natale gives it three years aging in used 500 to 800-liter barrels, followed by bottling with a minimum of sulfur.