While my father Pasquale and I were walking together in the Nebbiolo vineyards, from which Barbaresco Cascina Crosa is made, he used to repeat to me this sentence: “The most beautiful place in the world is under the bell tower in Neive, when you can hear the clock striking the hours, even the quarters.”
[Ornella Pelissero]
Vineyard
- Variety: 100% nebbiolo
- Exposure: sud-ovest
- Altitude: 300 meters asl | 984 feet
- Soil: marl (clay and limestone)
- Training system: Guyot
- Vine age: 65 years
- Vineyard area: 1 ha | 2.47-acre
- Planting density: 5000/ha
- Vintage: 2019
Winemaking
- Soft pressing, fermentation with temperature control for 10-15 days, malolactic fermentation
- Aging: 2 years in 25 – 30 hl French oak casks and 6 months in bottle
- Bottling period: August
- Bottles number: 4000 / year
- Cases made: 333 / year
- Wine bottle type: Albeisa
- Alcohol content: 14%
Wine notes
- Look: red garnet with orange hues
- Smell: rose, violet, lighter notes of black pepper
- Taste: savory, spicy, full-bodied, and velvety
Food pairing
- Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- Charcuterie board
- Tagliatelle with truffle
- Pasta Bolognese
- Grilled Lamb Chops
- Mushroom stew
- Red Wine-Braised Brisket
- Dutch oven beef stew
