2015 Cascina Chicco - Barolo DOCG Rocche (750ml)
ITALY / NEBBIOLO
2015 Cascina Chicco Barolo DOCG Rocche di Castelletto (750ml)
The Faccenda family's Cascina Chicco is best known for its Roero wines, and this Barolo is its foray across the Tanaro. The fruit comes from Castelletto in Monforte d'Alba, on a slope facing southwest and west. The wine is 100% Nebbiolo and ages in large oak barrels, so the vineyard character comes through rather than the wood. 2015 was a warm, generous vintage in the Langhe, and the wine shows it with raspberry, licorice and spice on the nose. The palate is full-bodied and powerful with medium-chewy tannins, plus dried fruit, menthol and roasted chestnut notes. Ten years on it's right in its drinking window. Pour it alongside a standing rib roast, braised short ribs or anything with truffles.
| Producer | Cascina Chicco |
| Region | Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy |
| Vineyard | Rocche di Castelletto, Monforte d'Alba |
| Grape | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Exposure | Southwest and west |
| Aging | Large oak barrels |
| ABV | 14.5% |
93 points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (2015 vintage)