Boccantino Primitivo Appassito 2024 vs Il Cascinone Crocera Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2022
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Boccantino Primitivo Appassito 2024 currently starts £0.05 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £14.20 | £14.25 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Boccantino | Il Cascinone |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Primitivo | Barbera |
| Region | — | Piemonte |
| Country | — | Italy |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Boccantino Primitivo Appassito 2024
Boccantino Primitivo Salento IGT Appassito is a rich, expressive red wine that exemplifies the depth and character of Southern Italy’s Salento region. Vineyard and Terroir The grapes are grown in the warm, sun-drenched vineyards of Salento, where the Mediterranean climate and well-drained soils help produce intensely flavoured fruit. Viticulture The grapes are partially dried using the Appassimento method, concentrating sugars and flavours while retaining natural acidity. Hand-harvesting ensures only the ripest bunches are selected. Winemaking After fermentation, the wine is aged for six months in French oak barrels, allowing the rich aromas and flavours to integrate and develop complexity. The Appassimento process, combined with oak maturation, results in a wine with depth, structure, and a luxurious texture. Tasting Notes The wine has a deep ruby colour and a complex nose of mature red fruits, chocolate, and warm spice. On the palate, it is full-bodied and richly textured, with flavours of spiced plums, dried fruits, and subtle cocoa notes. The wine is smooth, balanced, and lingering, with a touch of natural sweetness that complements the ripe fruit character. Food Pairing Perfect with roasted meats, hearty stews, mature cheeses, or as an indulgent accompaniment to chocolate desserts. Technical Information Grapes: Primitivo | Oak Ageing: 6 months French oak
Il Cascinone Crocera Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2022
Il Cascinone Crocera is an outstanding Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG from Tenuta Il Cascinone in the Monferrato hills of Piemonte — a wine that over-delivers on everything from seductive spicy notes to a charming chocolate and cherry combination. Sourced from 6 hectares of south, east, and west-facing slopes, aged 12 months in French oak barriques, and crafted by winemaker Carlo Manera with genuine care and precision, this is a benchmark expression of youthful, juicy, oak-aged Barbera. Vegan, vegetarian, and sustainably produced. Why You'll Love It Tenuta Il Cascinone was acquired by leading Piemonte producer Araldica in 1999 and has since become one of the Monferrato's most respected estates. Barbera is Piemonte's most widely planted red grape and, in the right hands, produces wines of remarkable character — naturally high in acidity, deeply coloured, and bursting with cherry and plum fruit. Crocera is exactly that: rich, juicy, and full of personality, with the structure and complexity that comes from careful oak ageing. A wine that punches well above its price. Vineyard & Production Barbera grapes are sourced from 6 hectares of vines planted from 2000 onwards on south, east, and west-facing slopes at Tenuta Il Cascinone in the Monferrato hills. The wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barriques (2nd and 3rd use), of which 10–15% is new oak, building structure and complexity while preserving the variety's vibrant fruit character. 14.5% ABV. Cork closure. Contains sulphites. Tasting Notes Aromas of ripe black cherry, damson, and toasty spice on the nose. The palate is rich and juicy — plum and sour cherry fruit, lively acidity, and notes of dark chocolate on the finish. Supple, expressive, and deeply satisfying. Perfect Pairings Duck in plum sauce is the classic match — but equally excellent with rich beef stews, cassoulet, belly of pork, and tomato-based pasta dishes. Also a natural partner for aged hard cheeses and charcuterie. Grape Variety Barbera 100%
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