Barbaresco Baluchin Riserva 2016

Description

Still red from Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmont, 14.5% ABV, produced by Cocito Ezio. 0.75 L bottle, 2016 vintage. A Barbaresco Riserva that embodies the passion and dedication of a family that has been producing great wines for years. Elegant on the nose, with fruity and fragrant notes, spicy and deep. Garnet color with good consistency. Excellent palate pleasure with a rare combination of structure and elegance. A wine that best expresses the potential of Nebbiolo, ideal for accompanying important dishes and celebrating special occasions.

Details

Perfume

Elegant on the nose with fruity and fragrant, spicy and deep notes.

Color

Garnet with good texture.

Taste

Very pleasant on the palate with a rare combination of structure and elegance.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Cocito Ezio

From this winery

• Start up year: 1993

Ours is the story of a father and a daughter's dream and passion to produce great wines and of a great friendship supporting us in achieving that goal. Ezio felt the urgency to reconnect to his family history: the Cocito family had to stop producing wine due to the Second World War but Ezio remembers clearly the summers spent at the great grandpa winery, built in the 1800s. One of Ezio’s dearest memories is when his father, Ercole, organized the re-enactment of the traditional way of producing wine by pressing it barefoot. Ezio was about 5 years old but he still remembers the joy of that moment as if it was yesterday.

Ezio Cocito: "I have two passions in my life: horses and Barbaresco. It’s through these passions that Giorgio and I have become great friends. Before 1993, our family had always planted Moscato in our vineyard in Neive, but after lots of consideration and long talks with Giorgio, we decided to take out the Moscato and try our hand with Nebbiolo. That was in 1994 and in 2000 our first Barbaresco Baluchin was born. I’ve always believed that if you can’t do something right, you shouldn’t do it at all. I wasn’t sure if I could produce the quality of grapes and wine that were to my standard, so I decided to focus all of my efforts on Barbaresco. This is also why we produce our wine only in exceptional vintages." Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	Cocito Barbaresco Baluchin Riserva 2016
Type	Red still
Denomination	Barbaresco DOCG
Vintage	2016
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Nebbiolo
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Cocito Ezio
Origin	Castagnole Lanze (AT)
Wine making	Malolactic fermentation and ageing take place in medium-toasted French barriques and last from 20 to 22 months: during this period some racking is carried out to clean and make the wine limpid.
Aging	After ageing, the wine stays in steel vats for about three months and is then bottled. No clarification or filtration is carried out. Finally, bottle ageing for a few years makes it ready to be fully appreciated.
Allergens	Contains sulphites