Casotto
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release, allowing the intense Nebbiolo tannins to soften and complex tertiary notes to emerge.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Slow-cooked beef braised in red wine, fresh egg pasta with shaved truffles, or aged cheeses like Castelmagno.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from the prestigious hills of Piedmont, Italy, this red wine represents the traditional craftsmanship of the renowned cooperative, Produttori del Barbaresco. Founded in 1958 by the local priest Don Fiorino Marengo to rescue struggling growers, the cooperative has become a global benchmark for Nebbiolo. While celebrated for their classic single-vineyard Riservas, any parcel-specific bottling like Casotto highlights the exceptional diversity of the Barbaresco appellation's clay-limestone soils. Made entirely from the noble Nebbiolo grape, the wine undergoes traditional long maceration on the skins and aging in large Slavonian oak casks. This classic approach preserves the grape's signature aromas of dried roses, sour cherries, forest floor, and tar, backed by a firm, age-worthy tannic structure.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1958 by the local parish priest Don Fiorino Marengo, Produttori del Barbaresco is a legendary cooperative winery located in the village of Barbaresco within Italy's Piedmont region. Uniting nineteen small growers to preserve the heritage of the Nebbiolo grape, the estate revived a tradition of quality first established by Domizio Cavazza in 1894. The winery is globally renowned for its uncompromising commitment to the Nebbiolo variety, producing a classic Barbaresco DOCG alongside nine distinct single-vineyard Riservas, such as Moccagatta, which are released only in exceptional vintages. Vinified using traditional methods, including long maceration and aging in large Slavonian oak casks, these wines are celebrated worldwide for their structure, elegance, and profound expression of terroir.