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Cascina Morassino Barbaresco Morassino 2018 750ml

size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Piedmont
appellation
Barbaresco
DC
90
WE
90
Additional vintages
2019 2018 2017
DC
90
Rated 90 by Decanter
Cascina Morassino is a boutique winery with 3.5 hectares in Ovello and 1.5 hectares in Neive, including the Cottà MGA. This 2018 is open-knit, offering up a smorgasbord of wild rose, violet and peony. It has a Pinot-like lightness with sucrosity, combining a strawberry fruit character and crunchy tannins with acid that carries the finish. Lacking some complexity yet not savouriness. An easy-drinking Barbaresco. ... More details
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Cascina Morassino Barbaresco Morassino 2018 750ml

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Professional Ratings
DC
90
WE
90
DC
90
Rated 90 by Decanter
Cascina Morassino is a boutique winery with 3.5 hectares in Ovello and 1.5 hectares in Neive, including the Cottà MGA. This 2018 is open-knit, offering up a smorgasbord of wild rose, violet and peony. It has a Pinot-like lightness with sucrosity, combining a strawberry fruit character and crunchy tannins with acid that carries the finish. Lacking some complexity yet not savouriness. An easy-drinking Barbaresco.
WE
90
Rated 90 by Wine Enthusiast
Still tightly closed and primary, this has aromas of forest floor, leather and rose. On the tight, racy palate, vigorous acidity accompanies sour cherry, cranberry and star anise alongside taut tannins. Give it time to fully come together. Drink after 2029.
Winery
Ruby red color with orange hues and full, round aromas. It is austere on the palate, but the tannins released by the grapes from older vines makes it mellow, soft, and long-lasting on the finish.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Piedmont
appellation
Barbaresco
Additional vintages
2019 2018 2017
Overview
Cascina Morassino is a boutique winery with 3.5 hectares in Ovello and 1.5 hectares in Neive, including the Cottà MGA. This 2018 is open-knit, offering up a smorgasbord of wild rose, violet and peony. It has a Pinot-like lightness with sucrosity, combining a strawberry fruit character and crunchy tannins with acid that carries the finish. Lacking some complexity yet not savouriness. An easy-drinking Barbaresco.
green grapes

Varietal: Nebbiolo

The name 'Nebbiolo' means 'fog' in Italian, and there is some debate as to the origin of this unusual name. However, many people claim it has something to do with the milky white dust which covers these dark, round grapes as they begin to reach maturity. The Nebbiolo grapes are most renowned for their inclusion in the finest wines of Italy, where they are allowed to age and mellow their strong tannins, producing wonderfully complex wines packed with dense, interesting flavors Most commonly, Nebbiolo wines hold beautiful tones of truffle, violet and prunes, and are highly aromatic and mellow on the palate. Their popularity and fame has helped them become established in several New World countries, where they continue to seduce and fascinate wine drinkers looking for an elegant, sophisticated wine which packs in plenty of wonderful flavors
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Region: Piedmont

n Italy, the region most closely associated with excellent quality red wines and characterful sparkling wines is Piedmont. This alpine region is located in the north-west of the country, and features beautiful foothills of the impressive mountain range which forms the nearby border between Italy, France and Switzerland. Wineries in Piedmont work with the Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Barbera grapes which thrive in the warm, dry summers and cooler autumns, as well as the beautifully expressive Moscato grapes which are used for the sparkling Asti wines the region is famed for. For generations, these wineries have perfected the art of aging their red wines, and blending grape varietals to get the most out of each one, leading to a region known all over the world for the exceptional quality of its produce.
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Country: Italy

For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day.
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Varietal: Nebbiolo

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Region: Piedmont

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For several decades in the mid to late twentieth century, Italy's reputation for quality wines took a fairly serious blow. This was brought about partly due to lack of regulation in certain regions, and too much regulation in others. This led to several wineries in the beautiful and highly fertile region of Tuscany making the bold move to work outside of the law, which they saw as responsible for the drop in quality in Tuscan wines. They believed that they had the expertise and the generations of experience necessary with which to make truly excellent, world class wines, and set about doing just that. These 'Super Tuscans', as they came to be known, quickly inspired the rest of Italy to improve their produce, and now, Italian wine producers in the twenty-first century are widely recognised to be amongst the best in the world. Regulation and law began to change, and wine drinkers across the globe woke up to the outstanding wines coming out of Italy, which are continuing to improve and impress to this day.