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Luigi Voghera, Barbaresco "Basarin", 2021

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
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Basarin is one of Barbaresco's most graceful crus, sitting on the Neive side of the border with Treiso and known for high-toned, perfumed Nebbiolo rather than brute force — exactly the profile that sings in a cooler year like 2021. Luigi Voghera's holding here is under a hectare, farmed sustainably on calcareous marl and sand, and the house style is unapologetically old-school: large Allier casks rather than small-barrel makeup. Livio Voghera runs things now, keeping to the methods his father set when he turned the family's Neive farm over entirely to vines in 1974 and started bottling his own wine. Production is tiny — and the importer singles out the house for value, which is our experience too: traditional, estate-bottled Barbaresco from a named cru at a price that doesn't behave like one. If you've been priced out of classical Barbaresco, this is the door back in.

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Kerin O'Keefe

94 points

"The 2021 Basarin from Luigi Voghera opens with inviting aromas of baking spice, mature dark-skinned fruit, menthol and tobacco. Full-bodied and classy, the savory palate features ripe red cherry, blood orange vanilla and mocha alongside taut, velvety tannins. Fresh acidity lifts the finish. Drink 2029–2036." —Kerin O'Keefe

More about Luigi Voghera

If you like your Barbaresco made the old way, with traditional macerations, big oak casks and no makeup, Luigi Voghera is a name to know: a family farm in Neive that has been doing things the same way for decades.

The Vogheras have farmed in Neive, one of Barbaresco's core villages, for as long as anyone remembers. For most of that time they made a little wine for the family while also growing grain and fruit trees. Luigi turned the farm over entirely to grapes in 1974. His son Livio runs it now, still using his father's methods, and everything is estate-bottled.

Two crus anchor the Barbaresco. Cottà, the family's oldest holding, is about three hectares in two parcels facing southwest at 230 to 250 meters, with some vines up to around 60 years old. It's a historic Neive site on bluish Tortonian marl, named among the area's top vineyards by Luigi Veronelli back in 1969. Basarin is a smaller, fully south-facing plot of under a hectare. The Nebbiolo ferments and macerates for 10 to 15 days in stainless steel, then ages about two years in large oak casks.

The range continues with Dolcetto d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba and Langhe Nebbiolo: honest, traditional reds from the same hands.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

Nebbiolo from less than 1 hectare in Basarin

15-year-old vines grown at 250 meters above sea level with full southern exposure

Fermentation-maceration occurs in stainless steel for 10 to 15 days

Aged 2 years in 30hl Allier casks

Approximately 333 cases produced annually

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, veal tajarin with butter and sage, braised rabbit with olives, roast guinea hen, mushroom risotto, and well-aged Castelmagno or Toma.

Tasting Profile

Ruby red with orange tints at the rim. Violet, forest floor and warm spice on the nose. Medium-bodied and dry, with bright acidity and firm but well-proportioned tannin — structured rather than heavy. The finish is savory and long. Best around 18–20°C, and worth a decant if you're opening it young.