BAROLO D.O.C.G. RISERVA
ROCCHE DELL'ANNUNZIATA
Our reserve Barolo is made only in exceptional years, with a careful selection of grapes in the oldest vineyards (more than 50 years) in the Rocche dell’Annunziata appellation.
Cépage: Nebbiolo
Colour: red
Type: still
Alcohol percentage: 14.5%
Number of bottles produced: 4,000 ca.
Soil: clayey limestone
Exposure: South – South-West
Tasting notes: this wine is a brilliant garnet red, with a generous, complex nose; both spice and balsamic notes commingle with fruit and liquorice sensations. On the palate it is full-bodied with robust tannins, but it is also elegant and balanced. This wine is suitable for lengthy ageing. We recommend pairing it with red meat and game and to decant an hour or two before serving to allow it to release its fragrance.
Wine-making: according to tradition: fairly lengthy fermentations on the skins (around 15-20 days), with frequent breaking up of the cap and pumping over of the must.
Malolactic: done in concrete
Ageing: traditional (5 years by law): 12 months in concrete tanks, from 28 to 38 in big oak casks, around 6 months in concrete and the last months in steel tanks.
Wood type: French oak (Allier and Nevers) and Austrian oak (Manhartsberg e Weidling)
Barrels type: big casks, holding between 2,500 and 3,500 liters
Age of barrels: 6-20 years
Level of toast: not toasted
Aging time in wood: from 28 to 38 months
Minimum ageing in bottle: 6 months
GUIDE | VINTAGE | SCORE | AWARDS |
|---|---|---|---|
I Vini di Veronelli | 2016 | 93/100 | |
Decanto - Untold | 2016 | ||
James Suckling | 2016 | 94/100 | |
Guida Il Nebbiolo - Riserva Grande | 2016 | ||
I Vini di Veronelli | 2012 | 92/100 | |
Bibenda | 2012 | ||
Jancis Robinson | 2012 | 17.5/20 | |
Decanter | 2012 | 93/100 | |
James Suckling | 2012 | 93/100 | |
Wine Enthusiast | 2012 | 91/100 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2009 | 92/100 | |
Bibenda | 2009 | ||
James Suckling | 2009 | 93/100 | |
Gambero Rosso | 2004 | ||
Gambero Rosso | 2004 | ||
Le Guide de l'Espresso | 2004 | 17.5/20 | |
Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani | 2004 | 83/100 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2004 | 94/100 | |
Gambero Rosso | 1996 |