# Rocche dell'Annunziata (Arnaldo Rivera)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Arnaldo Rivera](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/arnaldo-rivera.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/arnaldo-rivera-rocche-dell-annunziata).

- **Producer:** Arnaldo Rivera
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Rocche dell'Annunziata
- **Production area:** Two vineyards within the Rocche dell'Annunziata MGA, on the slope from La Morra toward the Annunziata hamlet
- **Soil:** White, clayey silt loam, calcareous, young soil on laminated Sant'Agata Fossil Marl in transition to sandy marl (about 8 million years old, Tortonian).
- **Exposure:** South facing, 300-380 m a.s.l. (average 340 m), gradient about 22%
- **Vineyard planting:** Vineyards planted 1988 and 1991
- **Vinification:** Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for about three weeks at a controlled temperature; spontaneous malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged about 30 months in cask.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-05



## Summary

Barolo from two vineyards within the Rocche dell'Annunziata MGA, facing due south at an average 340 m. Average annual production 3,500 bottles.