Et Voilà Cascina Baricchi Pinot Nero 2014

“ᴡɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴘᴀꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ, ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏꜱɪᴛʏ. ᴡɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀʀᴛ, ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ, ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇꜱꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄɪᴠɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇɢᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ... " ɴᴀᴛᴀʟᴇ ꜱɪᴍᴏɴᴇᴛᴛᴀ, ᴡɪɴᴇᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀꜱᴄɪɴᴀ ʙᴀʀɪᴄᴄʜɪ.

So fitting to showcase this glorious bottle amidst the beauty of our local yearly pick your own tulips in all of its colorful glory. Et Voilà was born out of passion, dedication and curiosity. Need I say more?

ᴇᴛ ᴠᴏɪʟÀ ᴄᴀꜱᴄɪɴᴀ ʙᴀʀɪᴄᴄʜɪ ᴘɪɴᴏᴛ ɴᴇʀᴏ 2014

“Here you go” a gorgeous 100% Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) metodo classico (traditional method) aged for 72 months on the lees from Barbaresco in the Langhe region. A limited production of 2000 bottles made of which I have 2 (one left LOL).

Pours into the glass a deep golden color tickled by the very fine perlage. This newfound favorite sparkler shows exotic notes of caramelized pineapple, blood orange cream tart, grapefruit zest, tart lemon, peach pit, chalky minerals and toasty brioche. The first sip brings underripe strawberries, salted caramel meets apricot almond pastry meets sour lemon candy dancing in a freshly cut white blossom field and sage mint fresh herbs. The freshness and body make it so captivating.

I paired this with gochujang cheddar chive pinwheels. Bam! There’s a party in my mouth.