Red
Rocche dell'Annunziata
By Rocche Costamagna, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's Barolo from its single 3.20 ha vineyard in Rocche dell'Annunziata, aged 18 months in oak. Cellaring potential 15 to 20 years.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with delicate garnet reflections. Intense, complex nose of wilted roses, raspberry, small red berries under spirit, undergrowth and aromatic herbs, with balsamic notes of eucalyptus, resin and liquorice. Fresh, sapid, intense and elegant, with sweet tannins and a long finish.
Pairs well with
Italy: meatballs and sausage in tomato sauce; UK: sausage and mash pie; USA: cheese steak sandwiches; Eastern Europe: cevapcici; Asia: roast duck with orange sauce
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Rocche dell'Annunziata
- Production area
- Single vineyard of 3.20 ha in the Rocche dell'Annunziata subzone, La Morra
- Soil
- Marly soils (Marne di Sant'Agata) with layers of clay
- Vineyard planting
- 4,800 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Maceration for three weeks at 27 °C; 18 months in oak barrels
- Serving temperature
- 16 to 17 °C
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