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Cascina Luisin – Barbaresco Rabaja

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Italy
Piedmont
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Red

The Facts

Origins Italy > Piedmont > Langhe
Appellation Barbaresco
Varietal Nebbiolo
Cepage 100% Nebbiolo
Winemaking The wine undergoes a long fermentation, including a 90-day submerged-cap fermentation, in old, non-thermoregulated concrete vessels. Maceration on the skins for a significant period, sometimes as long as 90 days, with frequent racking for color extraction.
Aging Aged in Slavonian oak casks for 36-48 months.
Alcohol by Volume 14.0%
Markets Texas

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The Character

Overall Elegant & Medium Bodied
Aromas cherry, strawberry, leather, tobacco, oak
Mouthfeel Silky & Structured
Tasting Notes On the nose, it offers a characteristic, ethereal perfume with notes of green pepper, bitter spice, and almond. The palate is elegant, fine, full-bodied, and spicy. Savory and structured with juicy raspberry, cherry compote, and star anise, complemented by taut, fine-grained tannins and bright acidity.
Pairings mushroom risotto, lamb with porcini, aged parmesan

The Story

The fabled Rabajà cru in Barbaresco, within which the Luisin winery itself is situated, borders Asili to the southwest, but the differences in character between the two are striking: Rabajà is brooding and earthy where Asili is bright and mineral, and Luisin’s version of Rabajà is arguably the more complex and long-lasting of the two, even if their Asili can be more winning (particularly in youth). As densely constructed and structurally imposing as this is, however, the fruit remains stunningly vibrant and pure—a testament to Roberto’s deeply felt and intuitive touch with extraction and tannin management.

About Cascina Luisin

Producer Story

The Minuto family, of which Cascina Luisin’s current proprietor Roberto Minuto is the eighth generation, have been producing and selling their own wines since the 1860s, when they would lug demijohns up to the market in Turin via oxcart. Under the guidance of Luigi Minuto, the family began estate-bottling in 1913, becoming one of the two first estates in the zone to do so, and when brothers Mario and Lorenzo (Roberto’s grandfather) split their holdings in 1952, Lorenzo retained the original winery, which sits in the middle of the renowned Rabajà cru in Barbaresco. Cascina Luisin produces nervy, expressive, highly traditional wines from some of Barbaresco’s greatest sites, releasing only when Roberto and his father deem the wines ready.

Producer Story

The Minuto family, of which Cascina Luisin’s current proprietor Roberto Minuto is the eighth generation, have been producing and selling their own wines since the 1860s, when they would lug demijohns up to the market in Turin via oxcart. Under the guidance of Luigi Minuto, the family began estate-bottling in 1913, becoming one of the two first estates in the zone to do so, and when brothers Mario and Lorenzo (Roberto’s grandfather) split their holdings in 1952, Lorenzo retained the original winery, which sits in the middle of the renowned Rabajà cru in Barbaresco. Cascina Luisin produces nervy, expressive, highly traditional wines from some of Barbaresco’s greatest sites, releasing only when Roberto and his father deem the wines ready.

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