Red

Rocche dell’Annunziata

By Renato Ratti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Critics and guides

Award: 5 Grappoli (Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, Bibenda 2027), vintage 2022 (source)
Award: Corona (Touring Club Italiano, Vinibuoni d'Italia 2027), vintage 2022 (source)

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A Barolo from the roughly one-hectare Rocche dell’Annunziata vineyard, which Renato Ratti rated 1st Category in his Barolo map. First vintage 1971.

Garnet red. Delicate, lasting aroma of liquorice, rose and violet. Full, warm palate with extremely elegant, long-lasting tannins.

Spit-roasted and grilled red meats, game, white and red meat dishes from classic cuisine, aged cheeses.

Style: Red
Denomination: Barolo DOCG
Grape: Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard: Rocche dell’Annunziata
Production area: Rocche dell’Annunziata, La Morra (about 1 ha)
Soil: Blue marl with veins of sand
Exposure: South-west, about 300 m above sea level
Harvest: October, by hand
Vinification: Hand-harvested in October, destemmed and crushed. Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks, with three to four weeks on the skins covering fermentation and post-fermentation maceration with a traditional submerged cap. Malolactic fermentation in steel. About two years in 25 hl oak casks, then about one year in bottle.
Storage: Aging for about two years in 25hl oak barrels, followed by about one year of bottle aging.