Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino - Barolo Bussia Cascina Dardi Riserva 2012
Price: $79.99
Sale: $59.98
Producer | Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmonte |
Varietal | Nebbiolo |
Vintage | 2012 |
Sku | 82803 |
Size | 750ml |
Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino Description
Fantino has produced some of the classiest, most profound, and downright delicious Barolos these past several years. Their old-school character isn’t found in the more polished wines that are now so popular. Notes of dried cherries, balsamic nuances, and savory herbs are held together with firm, yet rounded tannin, making Cascina Dardi a very approachable wine after a bit of time in the decanter or a powerhouse a decade down the road. This re-release of their Riserva bottling from the 2012 vintage is now beginning to soften and show a deeper sense of complexity, yet still shows plenty of fruit and structure for further aging, if desired.
Two brothers, Alessandro and Gian Natale Fantino, run this family estate in Monforte d’Alba. Alessandro managed the vineyards and served as the enologist at Cantina Bartolo Mascarello for 20 years, from 1978 to 1997. The brothers farm eight hectares in the heart of the historic Bussia cru, one of Barolo’s most famous areas for producing wines of great longevity and finesse. The Fantino holdings are concentrated exclusively in the “Dardi” section of Bussia. The brothers also produce a Barbera d’Alba from these ancient vines in Dardi, and a “Rosso dei Dardi” from younger vine Nebbiolo. They are also specialists with several traditional Piemontese wines that are mostly disappearing: Nebbiolo Passito and Barolo Chinato.
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