Albino Rocca

What the critics are saying:

“….there’s much to be said for the attractive willingness of the wines of Albino Rocca; the Barbaresco unmasks the essence of nebbiolo and presents the engaging, elegant and downright feminine side of this much revered grape. In fact, the entire range trades on the same principal; honest, open and delightfully balanced wines, no matter what grape varieties are involved.” 
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It’s easy to forget that Nebbiolo, produced from great sites and mature vines, from certain vintages and in the right hands, can be a wickedly seductive wine to drink young. The late Angelo Rocca was a master at reminding us of this fact. His wines – and now those of this daughters – are plump, textural, seductive Barbaresco’s that are surprisingly forward yet clearly have the stuffing to age. All are from estate vineyards and all are grown 10...

The Rocca’s efforts to continually improve the quality of all of thier Estate’s wines, has resulted in some smokin' offerings over the last few vintages. Perhaps the most significant change – made some years ago now – has been a move away from barriques and back to large format, neutral oak (the ultimate vessel for Nebbiolo maturation). Today, none of the wines, bar a tiny percentage of the Brich Ronchi, spend any time in barrique and very few...