Cascina Adelaide, Barolo, DOCG, Baudana, Piedmont, Italy, 2019

Producer Profile

Cascina Adelaide in the heart of Barolo is the lifelong dream of Amabile Droco – a dream born not only of a passion for the region’s wines, but also the diversity of the terroir to be found within the Barolo DOCG.

Having purchased an old farmhouse and accompanying vineyards in 1999, Amabile made considerable investments in a state of the art gravity-fed winery and a top winemaking team that would set Cascina Adelaide apart from the rest. Yet it was his continuing ambition to own land in each of Barolo’s crus that has made made Cascina Adelaide a producer of note. As Amabile himself explains: “It’s the land that provides the difference, the wine provides the medium”. In keeping with this philosophy, no herbicides are used in the vineyards and all of the harvesting and sorting is done by hand. Likewise native yeasts and minimal sulphur are used during vinification, allowing the resulting wines to speak for themselves: deliciously complex Barolos that display an exacting attention to detail.

Viticulture

From a privately owned historical vineyard of 0.7ha in Serralunga on a south facing exposure at 300m asl. Guyot pruned on a counter trellis system. The average vine age is over 50 years.

Winemaking

12 hours in a drying room, before a soft and careful crushing. Fermentation with native yeasts at a controlled temperature of 32 C with repeated but gentle pumping over. 350 hours of maceraton and then malolactic fermentation and maturation for around 2 years in 16hl French Oak barrels before bottle refinement for 12 months.

Tasting Note

Historical single vineyards in Serralunga village which epitomise firmness and depth and really unmatchable! Baudana showcases the depth that Barolo can achieve. A red ruby colour with a garnet hint. The nose is dense and full of black cherry, blackcurrant, green tea, tar and some more subtle floral aromas and flavours. Silky and crunchy tannins, long lasting and very flavourful thanks to the minerality typical of Serralunga.

Food Matching

Mushroom risotto, lamb and seasoned cheeses.