CANTINA DEL PINO Barbaresco 2020

– CANTINA DEL PINO –

 1920s

The Vacca family has been living and working the vines at Cantina del Pino, one of the oldest estates in Barbaresco, since the 1920s when Giuseppe Vacca, bought the property from his friend, the legendary agronomist and director of the Royal Enological School in Alba, Domizio Cavazza. On the day his son Luigi was born, Cavazza planted a pine tree in the backyard of the property to mark the highest point of the Ovello hill, the area where his estate was  situated.

To pay homage to the special friendship between Giuseppe and Domizio, the property, locally known as Cascina Casotto, has been named after the pine tree which is also the symbol of the wine made here at Cantina del Pino.

Branching out from the legendary Produttori del Barbaresco Cooperative in 1997, Cantina del Pino approach to wine making is rooted in a deep appreciation for the land manifested in gentle processes that allow the particularities of the soil to become tangible in the wines they are making.

2020s

Renato and Franca, a wine maker and a classically trained musician and architect who speak Piedmontese as their first language, are now running Cantina del Pino where they work and live alongside Renato’s parents and a small team of passionate people from the region.  The family’s vineyards are concentrated around the Ovello hill. The site is known for its combination of cooler microclimate and unique soils blending limestone with sandy veins and a high calcium content, the perfect conditions for an elegant, age-worthy Barbaresco.

After studying wine making at the Royal Enological School in Alba, and spending five years with Produttori del Barbaresco, Renato felt the need to test his own ideas and methods around the vineyard from both an agricultural and a winemaking perspective, that’s why in 1997 he convinced his father to start their own label.

In 2013 Franca joined the business and since then Cantina del Pino has taken a (contemporary) turn that reflects their gratitude for the immense privilege of transforming the grapes of Barbaresco into wine.

Believing that a good wine dwells in the quality of the vines and of the soil they are meticulously studying and working their vineyards, combining the family’s vast knowledge of grape growing with recent agricultural research and a special care for nature and the earth. Their passion and hard work has been celebrated across the world.

BARBARESCO

Cantina del Pino and Barbaresco, a combination that sums up history, tradition, respect for the territory and quality. This wine, one of the symbols and icons of the Langhe, comes from the blend of Nebbiolo grapes coming from all the vineyards owned by the Vacca family. Considered the brother of Barolo, Barbaresco has as reference area the entire territories of the municipalities of Treiso, Neive and obviously Barbaresco.

The Barbaresco of Cantina del Pino is therefore the result of a work that starts from the vineyard and reaches the bottling following a fundamental principle: respect for the characteristics of Nebbiolo, the main vine of the area and all this territory. Once harvested, the grapes are brought into the cellar where the alcoholic fermentation will start in steel tanks and at a controlled temperature. The production process is concluded by maturing for 24 months in Slavonian oak casks, so this Barbaresco will exalt the typical characteristics of the vine and the territory to which it belongs.

CHARACTERISTICS

• Color: garnet red.
• Aroma: aroma reminiscent of dark cherry and black pepper.
• Taste: hint of tobacco from a fine cigar.
• Pairings: intense and deep wine that requires an equally strong pairing dish, such as game.

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