Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino Barolo Bussia Riserva Cascina Dardi 2016
Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino (sometimes also known as A & G Fantino) is a family wine estate based in the Monforte d'Alba, prehaps best known for its Barolo wines made from the Nebbiolo grape variety.
The estate was founded in the 1990s by brothers Alessandro and Gian Natale Fantino. The former had been the winemaker at high-profile Barolo producer Bartolo Mascarello until the late 1990s, when he joined his brother to run his family estate.
Today, they source grapes from eight hectares (20 acres) of vineyard, located entirely within the Dardi section in the center of the Bussia cru. Accordingly, Fantino's Barbera d'Alba and Barolo wines are labeled Cascina Dardi, and previously Vigna dei Dardi. The older parcels were planted in 1946 and 1947.
Grapes are harvested by hand and sorted at the winery, then fermented for 18-25 days in large oak casks using native yeasts. The Barolo wines and the Laboro Disobedient cuvée are aged in large Slavonian oak cuves.
The Rosso dei Dardi – from younger Nebbiolo vines – and Barbera d'Alba wines are fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks. Fantino also produces a Barolo Chinato and a Nebbiolo passito.
Critical Acclaim
93 Vinous
The 2016 Barolo Bussia Cascina Dardi is a terrific wine from brothers Alessandro and Gian Natale Fantino. Wonderfully deep, layered and nuanced, the 2016 has so much going on. As always, there is something incredibly personal about these wines. The 2016 is not a perfect wine (there is some volatile acidity), but it is beguiling and compelling in every way. Menthol, spice, dried herbs and a whole range of balsamic-infused notes wrap around a core of dark fruit as this mysterious, enthralling Barolo gradually shows off its considerable charms.
Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino (sometimes also known as A & G Fantino) is a family wine estate based in the Monforte d'Alba, prehaps best known for its Barolo wines made from the Nebbiolo grape variety.
The estate was founded in the 1990s by brothers Alessandro and Gian Natale Fantino. The former had been the winemaker at high-profile Barolo producer Bartolo Mascarello until the late 1990s, when he joined his brother to run his family estate.
Today, they source grapes from eight hectares (20 acres) of vineyard, located entirely within the Dardi section in the center of the Bussia cru. Accordingly, Fantino's Barbera d'Alba and Barolo wines are labeled Cascina Dardi, and previously Vigna dei Dardi. The older parcels were planted in 1946 and 1947.
Grapes are harvested by hand and sorted at the winery, then fermented for 18-25 days in large oak casks using native yeasts. The Barolo wines and the Laboro Disobedient cuvée are aged in large Slavonian oak cuves.
The Rosso dei Dardi – from younger Nebbiolo vines – and Barbera d'Alba wines are fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks. Fantino also produces a Barolo Chinato and a Nebbiolo passito.
Critical Acclaim
93 Vinous
The 2016 Barolo Bussia Cascina Dardi is a terrific wine from brothers Alessandro and Gian Natale Fantino. Wonderfully deep, layered and nuanced, the 2016 has so much going on. As always, there is something incredibly personal about these wines. The 2016 is not a perfect wine (there is some volatile acidity), but it is beguiling and compelling in every way. Menthol, spice, dried herbs and a whole range of balsamic-infused notes wrap around a core of dark fruit as this mysterious, enthralling Barolo gradually shows off its considerable charms.
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Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino (sometimes also known as A & G Fantino) is a family wine estate based in the Monforte d'Alba, prehaps best known for its Barolo wines made from the Nebbiolo grape variety.
The estate was founded in the 1990s by brothers Alessandro and Gian Natale Fantino. The former had been the winemaker at high-profile Barolo producer Bartolo Mascarello until the late 1990s, when he joined his brother to run his family estate.
Today, they source grapes from eight hectares (20 acres) of vineyard, located entirely within the Dardi section in the center of the Bussia cru. Accordingly, Fantino's Barbera d'Alba and Barolo wines are labeled Cascina Dardi, and previously Vigna dei Dardi. The older parcels were planted in 1946 and 1947.
Grapes are harvested by hand and sorted at the winery, then fermented for 18-25 days in large oak casks using native yeasts. The Barolo wines and the Laboro Disobedient cuvée are aged in large Slavonian oak cuves.
The Rosso dei Dardi – from younger Nebbiolo vines – and Barbera d'Alba wines are fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks. Fantino also produces a Barolo Chinato and a Nebbiolo passito.
Critical Acclaim
93 Vinous
The 2016 Barolo Bussia Cascina Dardi is a terrific wine from brothers Alessandro and Gian Natale Fantino. Wonderfully deep, layered and nuanced, the 2016 has so much going on. As always, there is something incredibly personal about these wines. The 2016 is not a perfect wine (there is some volatile acidity), but it is beguiling and compelling in every way. Menthol, spice, dried herbs and a whole range of balsamic-infused notes wrap around a core of dark fruit as this mysterious, enthralling Barolo gradually shows off its considerable charms.
