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Casebianco Orange NV

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Tasting notes

The blend of Ortrugo and Moscato Bianco with Marsanne under skin contact produces a wine that moves between dried apricot and citrus peel, with a firm tannic edge that keeps it from being soft or flabby. It is genuinely different from most orange wines on the market because the raw material, Ortrugo grown at 500-plus meters in the Ligurian Apennines foothills, is almost never used this way.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Dried ApricotGrapefruit PeelHoneyWhite Peach
  • Style: Amber-hued orange wine; medium body; dried stone fruit and citrus peel; firm tannic finish; no added sulfites
  • Grapes & Terroir: Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Marsanne, Ortrugo, Moscato Bianco; certified organic; limestone and clay soils; 500-560m elevation; Travo, Val Trebbia, Piacenza
  • Winemaking: Hand-harvested; native yeast fermentation with skin maceration; bottled unfined and unfiltered; zero sulfur added
  • Serving: Serve at 55-58F; no extended decant needed; use a white wine or universal glass
  • Pairing: Cured meats, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, oily fish, walnut cream pasta, frittata with bitter greens
  • Similar To: For fans of Gravner, Vodopivec, or Denavolo who want skin-contact wines from unusual Italian varieties

Casebianco is a skin-contact white wine made by Alberto Anguissola and Diego Ragazzi at Casè, a small certified organic winery in the village of Travo in the Val Trebbia, Piacenza province. The blend draws on Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Marsanne, Ortrugo, and Moscato Bianco grown on limestone and clay soils at 500 to 560 meters elevation. Vines range from 15 to 40 years old and are farmed without synthetic herbicides or fertilizers.

Grapes are hand-harvested with selective sorting in the vineyard. Fermentation proceeds with native yeasts and includes skin maceration, which gives the wine its amber color and grip. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfites, and the blend can shift slightly vintage to vintage depending on yields and ripeness.

The wine is labeled as Emilia IGT. Ortrugo is the local indigenous variety of the Piacenza hills, traditionally blended with Malvasia in the Colli Piacentini DOC and known for its acidity and floral aromatics. Marsanne, more familiar from the northern Rhone, adds textural weight. Moscato Bianco contributes aromatic intensity. The combination under skin contact produces a wine with dried stone fruit character, citrus peel, and a tannic finish uncommon in standard white wines from this area.

This is a wine that varies year to year by design. Casè explicitly aims to make wines that reflect each vintage rather than a fixed house style, which is why the wine is released as non-vintage. Serve slightly cool but not cold, around 55 to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.

Works well alongside cured meats and aged cheeses from the same region, particularly Parmigiano-Reggiano or coppa piacentina. The tannic grip and acidity make it a good match for dishes with some fat or richness, such as pasta with a walnut cream sauce or a frittata with bitter greens. Also good with oily fish like mackerel or sardines prepared simply with olive oil and lemon.

Wine details

Dry/Sweet:, Dry
Wine Type:, Orange Wine
Wine Style:, Medium Body
Grapes:, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Marsanne, Ortrugo, Moscato Bianco
Farming:, Organic
Vintage:, NV
Alcohol:, 12%
Country:, Italy
Region:, Emilia-Romagna
Appellation:, Emilia IGT
Bottle Size:, 750ml
Sugar Level:, Zero Added Sugar

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Producer profile

Casè

Casè was founded in 1998 in Travo, a village in the Val Trebbia in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. Alberto Anguissola planted the first vineyards in 1998 after analyzing the soil and climate of the hillside plots, and later began full-time winemaking in 2012 after previously working at La Stoppa alongside Giulio Armani. Diego Ragazzi is co-involved in the estate. The winery and home sit at around 550 meters above sea level on south-facing steep slopes.

Vineyards are farmed without synthetic herbicides, pesticides, or industrial fertilizers. Casè holds organic certification. Biodiversity is actively encouraged, with vines coexisting alongside wild herbs, insects, and small animals. The harvest is done by hand with selective removal of unripe or damaged bunches directly on the vine. Vine age in the Casebianco parcels ranges from 15 to 40 years. Soils in the identified plots are limestone and clay, with increasing clay content toward the edges of the hillsides.

In the cellar, only native yeasts are used for fermentation. White grape varieties, including those in the Casebianco blend, undergo skin maceration before pressing. The wine is bottled without fining, without filtration, and without added sulfites. Casè's stated objective is to produce wines that differ from each other vintage to vintage, reflecting actual growing conditions rather than a standardized house profile.

Wine region

Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Emilia-Romagna spans nearly the full width of northern Italy, running from the Ligurian Apennines in the west to the Adriatic coast in the east. The western half, Emilia, sits at the foot of the Apennines and is home to the Colli Piacentini DOC, which covers around 3,600 hectares of hilly terrain in the province of Piacenza. The Val Trebbia is one of four lateral valleys cutting into the Piacenza hills; the river Trebbia originates in Liguria and passes through Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, and Emilia-Romagna before reaching the Po. The valley's vineyards sit on limestone and clay soils at elevations up to 560 meters, with south-facing slopes that benefit from cool air movement off the valley floor. The climate is subcontinental in character, with cold winters and warm summers moderated at higher altitudes by breezes from the Apennines.

The dominant white variety in the Piacenza hills is Ortrugo, an indigenous grape with high acidity, traditionally used in frizzante and spumante blends with Malvasia di Candia Aromatica. Ortrugo has its own DOC, the Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini, established in 2010 and renamed in 2013, and it appears in several Colli Piacentini sub-appellations including Trebbianino Val Trebbia. Malvasia di Candia Aromatica is the main aromatic white in the region and appears across all Colli Piacentini white blends. The region also produces Gutturnio, a red DOC from Barbera and Croatina, as well as Pinot Nero on hillside plots. Casè's wines fall under the Emilia IGT designation, which allows greater flexibility in grape varieties and winemaking practices than the local DOC rules permit.

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Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

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Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

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