Cascina I Carpini

Cascina Fontana

Barolo Nebbiolo 2019

Tasted blind . Slightly cloudy, quite light garnet and wide garnet rim . Slightly funky on the nose , slightly deeper darker fruits , quite light in frame , slightly ethereal . Wild strawberry , raspberry , light herbal hints . Quite reserved and elegant on the palate , quite light tannins , fresh acidity . Slightly simple , but ok length finish. I would drink this now and over the next 5 -8 years. — 15 days ago

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Cascina Gilli

Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco Malvasia Nera 2022

Medium ruby in color, sparkling; raspberries and blueberries on the nose; tastes like cherry jolly ranchers and candied berries. A really nice dessert wine. I like it. — 8 months ago

Cascina Sot

Langhe Nascetta 2019

White lily flower and peach notes, then a lot of mint and marigold around the cool, herbal center. Beautiful deep gold color in the glass. Great length and lean but intriguing texture; some light curry notes develop with time. I love how this variety balances the floral and the mineral, reminding me of pond lilies. Lean and juicy like fresh white peach juice. — 3 years ago

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Cascina Adelaide

Fossati La Morra Barolo Nebbiolo 2019

This was a purchase from last bottle so I figured I would give it a try. Darker color than expected. Nice taste longer than I like taste. But overall very good. Look forward to purchasing more Barolo from this vineyard. — 3 months ago

Cascina Degli Ulivi

Semplicemente Vino Bellotti Bianco Cortese

so memorable. had it 2 weeks ago and I can still taste it. warm nutmeg bold but round. I wish I could find this at my local wine stores. I love it as an accompaniment to some charcuterie, nuts, olives etc. — 6 months ago

Cascina delle Rose

Donna Elena Superiore Barbera d'Alba 2015

Whoook drinks aged barbera. I dad. Suck it off. — 3 years ago

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Cascina Chicco

Rocche di Castelletto Barolo Nebbiolo 2015

Beautiful Nebbiolo colour, obv. Floral, berry, and cedar on the nose. Nice structure, well balanced - fruit on the palate with some spice. Nice tannins. Alcohol is a bit prominent maybe? Elegant wine. Can’t buy Barolos all the time so not able to rate on a Barolo basis but I def like this wine. Lots going on. — 4 years ago

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Ben Gunning

Ben Gunning

@Ron R some of them - I go through phases and try to learn a bit about range within styles/varietals/regions - I find it difficult to pinpoint things without some focus… You mostly mess with the Californians? I’m in Toronto so we end up carrying a lot of the the really flabby pruny stuff here so i get scared off 😬
Ron R

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Hi @Ben Gunning. Thanks for responding, Canuck 😃
50% of our cellar is French/Italy/Spain. But wifey is all about the Napa fruit-bomb, so she has taken me hostage. I’m often in Toronto, as I study at Rotman. And I understand the issue when trying to buy wine in Canada. Govt control sucks, eh?
Ben Gunning

Ben Gunning

@Ron R no sh!t! Small world. The gov controlled liquor board has its pros and cons…. There are a couple good locations. Also, interestingly, during covid they started permitting some restaurants and wine bars to operate as wine shops to survive so it has gotten better - lemme know next time you come up if you want some recommendations! If you can snag a bottle of Pearl Morissette, they are pretty special…

Giacomo Conterno

Cascina Francia Barolo Nebbiolo 2009

Medium ruby centre with wide light garnet rim . This is a bit less fruit driven than I remember the last time I had this , 3 years ago or so . Nice spiced red cherry , blackcurrant , porcini , dried spices, touch smoky , dried rose and a balsamic hint . On the palate sweet red cherry , balsamic tinged blackberry , herbal and smoked black tea notes . This has very fine , velvety sweet tannins , and still quite good acidity , just balanced alcohol, I would drink this on the cooler side . The finish is medium length and with a spiced , liquorice note . This is firmly in its prime drinking window , showing some development whilst maintaining good density and ripe fruit on the palate . Drink now and over the next 5 -8 years or so . Not the most complex Cascina Francia , but incredibly enjoyable to drink now . — 5 months ago

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Cascina Maddalena

Capotesta Lugana Turbiana

Drack i Como med Oskar. Mycket gott. Kändes supervälbalanserat. — a year ago

Colombera & Garella

Cascina Cottignano Vispavola Vespolina

Fairly tannic. I taste black fruits and raspberry. Really tasty. — 4 years ago