Cascina Adelaide Barolo Baudana 2017

“Purity of fruit here with strawberries and orange peel. Hints of cedar, too. Medium-bodied with fine tannins that are dusty and integrated. Lovely fruit at the end, but not overpowering. Very drinkable now, but better in a couple of years. Try in 2024.”

“The most powerful and structured wine in this portfolio of new single-vineyard releases is this 5,000-bottle edition of the Cascina Adelaide 2017 Barolo Baudana. The first thing you notice here is that hint of iron or baked clay that gives the wine an essence of metal and earth. There's plenty of fruit to back it all, with blackberry and plum in pole position. The finish is dry and powerful.”

“A broad version, whose open texture is woven with macerated plum, eucalyptus, spice and tar flavors. Turns sinewy midpalate, once the tannic structure gets involved. Fine overall balance and length. Best from 2025 through 2043. 670 cases made, 200 cases imported.”

“This opens with aromas of black-skinned berry, leather and underbrush. The austere, savory palate offers dried black cherry, cinnamon and black pepper alongside taut, refined tannins. Drink 2025–2032.”