Cascina Adelaide, Barolo, DOCG, Cannubi, Piedmont, Italy, 2017

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

Grown on Guyot grown counter trellis trained vines with all vineyard work carried out by hand on a privately owned vineyard extending for 0.5 ha on South East facing slopes of Tortonian - Elvet soil.

Winemaking

After selection the grapes are taken to a 'drying' room to remove moisture to below 5% for 12 hours. Crushing is done carefully to preserve the skin quality and to keep the stalks out of the must. Fermentation with indigenous yeast at 30° C with repeated but gentle pumping over. Macerated for 300 hours and then the must is transferred to wooden barrels for malolactic fermentation.

Tasting Note

The would-be "king of wines" is famed around the world for it's unique, almost ethereal bouquet coupled with its ability to match the wonderful foods of the region. Concentrated grapes, carefully vinified then aged in oak for 30 months results in a perfumed yet robust wine with crisp, floral, red fruited character.

Food Matching

Steak, game and red meat.