BAROLO D.O.C.G.
ROCCHE
DELL'ANNUNZIATA
In addition to “regular” Barolo, we also produce a single vineyard “ROCCHE DELL'ANNUNZIATA”: one of the best area’s crus. Here the vineyards looking out over the Torriglione hamlet – in the shelter of a “hollow” lying between the hills of San Martino and Cerequio-Brunate – are “kissed” by the sun from early morning till late in the afternoon. The rich, clayey-calcareous soil of the Rocche combines with the altitude (approx. 270 m. a.s.l.) and position (south – south-west) to produce a Barolo which is full of body, yet soft and very fragrant.
Cépage: Nebbiolo
Colour: red
Type: still
Alcohol percentage: 14.5%
Number of bottles produced: 6,043 (750 ml) + 381 (magnums 1500 ml) + 30 (magnums 3000 ml)
Wine-making: according to tradition: fairly lengthy fermentations on the skins (submerged cap for 15-20 days), with frequent breaking up of the cap and pumping over of the must, followed by maturing in oak casks holding between 2,500 and 3,500 litres.
Malolactic: done in concrete
Ageing: traditional 36 months, 18 of which in big oak casks
Age of barrels: 1-20 years
Wood type: French oak (Allier and Nevers) and Austrian oak (Manhartsberg e Weidling)
Barrels type: big casks
Level of toast: not toasted
Aging time in wood: 18 months
Minimum ageing in bottle: 6 months
Soil: calcareous
Exposure: South – South-West
Tasting notes: intense garnet red colour. Standing out on the nose are the aromas of coffee and licorice which are typical of the wines produced and aged in keeping with the traditional style. Soft and smooth on the mouth, with nicely-balanced tannins.
GUIDE | VINTAGE | SCORE | AWARDS |
|---|---|---|---|
I Vini di Veronelli | 2019 | 92/100 | |
James Suckling | 2019 | 93/100 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2018 | 91/100 | |
James Suckling | 2018 | 94/100 | |
James Suckling | 2017 | 95/100 | |
Decanter | 2017 | 94/100 | |
Vini Buoni d'Italia | 2016 | ||
Jancis Robinson | 2016 | 17++/20 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2016 | 93/100 | |
James Suckling | 2016 | 96/100 | |
Wine Enthusiast | 2015 | 91/100 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2015 | 92/100 | |
James Suckling | 2015 | 91/100 | |
Jancis Robinson | 2015 | 17.5/20 | |
Wine Enthusiast | 2014 | 88/100 | |
Decanter | 2014 | 94/!00 | |
Jancis Robinson | 2014 | 16.5/20 | |
James Suckling | 2014 | 92/100 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2014 | 90/100 | |
James Suckling | 2013 | 92/100 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2013 | 92/100 | |
Jancis Robinson | 2013 | 17++/20 | |
Bibenda | 2013 | ||
James Suckling | 2012 | 93/100 | |
Bibenda | 2012 | ||
Wine Enthusiast | 2012 | 89/100 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2012 | 92/100 | |
Jancis Robinson | 2012 | 14.5/20 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2011 | 92/100 | |
James Suckling | 2011 | 93/100 | |
Jancis Robinson | 2011 | 16.5+/20 | |
Bibenda | 2011 | ||
Vini d'Italia | Gambero Rosso | 2011 | ||
Wine Enthusiast | 2010 | 95/100 | |
Jancis Robinson | 2010 | 17.5/20 | |
Vini d'Italia | Gambero Rosso | 2010 | ||
I Vini di Veronelli | 2010 | 92/100 | |
I Vini d'Italia | Le Guide de l'Espresso | 2010 | 16/20 | |
Wine Enthusiast | 2009 | 90/100 | |
Robert Parker | 2009 | 94/100 | |
Wine Spectator | 2009 | 89/100 | |
I Vini d'Italia | Le Guide de l'Espresso | 2008 | 15.5/20 | |
Vini d'Italia | Gambero Rosso | 2008 | ||
I Vini di Veronelli | 2008 | 90/100 | |
I Vini di Veronelli | 2007 | 91/100 | |
Annuario dei Migliori Vini Italiani | 2007 | 85/100 | |
I Vini d'Italia | Le Guide de l'Espresso | 2007 | ||
Vini d'Italia | Gambero Rosso | 2007 | ||
Spirito diVino | 2007 | 92/100 | |
Guida ai migliori Vini d'Italia | 2007 | 92/100 | |
I Vini d'Italia | Le Guide de l'Espresso | 2007 | 18/20 | |
Wine Enthusiast | 2007 | 95/100 | |
Decanter | Tom Maresca | 2007 | 16.5/20 | |
Vini d'Italia | Gambero Rosso | 2006 | ||
Wine Spectator | 2006 | 92/100 | |
Vini d'Italia | Gambero Rosso | 2006 | ||
Vini d'Italia | Gambero Rosso | 1997 | ||
Vini d'Italia | Gambero Rosso | 1996 |