Nada Giuseppe Barbaresco Casot 2019

Alcohol: 14.5%

Grape(s): 100% Nebbiolo

Localization:  Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy

Tasting Notes: Barbaresco Casot is the wine that has always represented Nada Giuseppe in substance and style. Elegant tannins with dark red fruit and persistent finish. The fruit is always present, flanked by spices, flowers and balsamic notes. Its best expression is after 6-8 years of bottling and increases over time to 25-30 years.

Food pairing: Try with grilled beef or sausage and roasted vegetables.

The Domain: On March 27, 1900, a forefather of Giuseppe Nada sealed a deal on a vineyard, orchard, and a small house on a steep hillside in the commune of Treiso. The vineyard was in the cru of Casot, and that forefather bought the parcel from a fellow by the name of Gaja.

In 1964 Giuseppe’s father, Antonio, made the risky decision to begin to estate bottle a part of his production, requiring him to invest in a small winery (he put it in the basement of that house on the Casot hillside). It was a prescient move: in 1966 the DOC of Barbaresco, named after one of the three villages in the appellation, became established.