Description
Il Cascinone Barbera d’Asti
Nickname: The Piedmont Gem
Enjoy it when:
For pasta nights, tomato dishes, pizza, antipasti or when you want a bright, zippy red that sings with food.
Bottle Tale:
Barbera thrives on the sun-facing slopes of Piemonte, developing bright cherry fruit, natural acidity and a lively, mouth-watering freshness. Il Cascinone’s high-altitude sites give the wine extra lift and fragrance, with older oak softening the edges without adding flavour.
Winemaker Carlo Manera specialises in vibrant, modern Piemontese reds. His Barbera is a little jewel — ruby, expressive, pure — with cherry, raspberry, violets and a clean, refreshing finish that practically demands another bite of food.
Let it linger:
Serve slightly cool. Ideal with lasagne, tomato pasta, pizza, parmesan, burrata, arancini or grilled courgettes. It turns simple dinners into proper occasions.
Passport:
Hometown: Piemonte, Italy
Grape: Barbera
Winemaker: Carlo Manera
Style: Bright, cherry-led, aromatic
Best mood: Pasta nights, laid-back hosting, easy gatherings
