Cocito Barbaresco Baluchin Riserva 2016

Description

A perfect collaboration work of Ezio Cocito & Giorgio Rivetti, of La Spinetta. Ezio Cocito has bought a single vineyard in Baluchin in 2000. Given he has no experience in winemaking, he asked his long time friend, Giorgio to manage the vineyard and lend his expertise in winemaking. Winemaking process takes place in the winery & cellar of La Spinetta, consulted by Giorgio Rivetti, who is well-known for making award-winning Barbaresco.

Details

Perfume

Elegant to the smell with fruity and fragrant notes, spicy and deep.

Color

Garnet color with good consistency.

Taste

Great palate taste with a rare blend 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 refinement take place in French medium-sized barriques and last for 20 to 22 months: during this period, there are some grapes to clean and clear the wine.
Aging	After finishing, the wine stays in steel tub for about three months and is then bottled. No clarification or filtration is performed. Lastly, bottle aging for a few years makes it ready to be fully appreciated.
Allergens	Contains sulphites