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Barbaresco - Cascina Roccalini - Piero Busso

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The Nouvelle Vague of Barbaresco  Cascina Roccalini  Paolo Veglio is the man behind Cascina Roccalini, Veglio was born in 1978, He does the farmer since he is 14 years old. Since 1993, the grapes were transferred to Giacosa wines, which told him in private that these plots are one the best grapes in the whole area of Barbaresco. It is no coincidence that just attached to these vineyards are the vi neyards that give life to Sorì Tildin of Angelo Gaja. Paolo from 2004 decided to start bottling his wine and label under the name Cascina Roccalini. He challenged the crisis and initial it was not easy. Initially it got help from Dante Scaglione, the winemaker of Bruno Giacosa; the man did the most beautiful red labels of the Langhe; and then for unknown reason has been fired and replaced by the winemaker of Batasiolo. Dante Scaglione is perhaps the most important and expert winemaker of the Nebbiolo. Veglio was part of the Vini Veri association but not anymore. His is a very small pro