# Rocche dell’Annunziata (Renato Ratti)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Renato Ratti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/renato-ratti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/barolo-docg-rocche-dell-annunziata).

- **Producer:** Renato Ratti
- **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.
- **Award:** 5 Grappoli (Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, Bibenda 2027), vintage 2022, source: https://www.bibenda.it/
- **Award:** Corona (Touring Club Italiano, Vinibuoni d'Italia 2027), vintage 2022, source: https://vinibuoni.it/i-vini-della-corona/
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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

## Tasting notes

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

## Food pairings

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