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On the other hand, vines from Loreto must be cropped at 10 hl\/ha less than other Ovello vines if the wine is bottled under the parcel name, so this wine balances its finesse with real density. As in most years, you get Ronchi’s architecture and Cottà’s prettiness here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albino Rocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44573647208686,"sku":"24147-750","price":92.1,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/d6825e2a-baaa-ee11-ac3e-02c0c1c8e708_24147-750.png?v=1704348707"},{"product_id":"albino-rocca-barbaresco-angelo-2020","title":"Albino Rocca Barbaresco Angelo 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis producer has been through an incredible journey in recent years. The sudden passing of the family patriarch, Angelo Rocca, in 2012 was obviously the catalyst. Angelo was already moving the Estate back to a more classic style (having come full circle), and after his passing, his three daughters decided to produce a wine in his honour. Speaking with their grandfather Albino Rocca (Angelo’s father and founder of the Estate), the Rocca sisters formulated the idea of making a wine in the way it had been done back in Albino’s day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngelo is a small blend of fruit from selected parcels across the Estate. The grapes spent up to 50 days on skins (using a submerged cap) in a large-format, specially designed wooden Stockinger fermenter. The wine was then aged for 24 months in a single 2,000-litre cask. The blend is typically 50% Ronchi, 25% Ovello and 25% Montersino, and ages for two years in bottle before release. 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Roero’s sandy soils give a lighter, brighter, earlier-drinking wine than the Rocca Nebbiolo d’Alba. The wine’s upbringing (solely in tank) and early bottling help keep to this theme.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albino Rocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129719210222,"sku":"25632-750","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/0171f85e-7fb4-f011-ac48-02954333b573_25632-750.png?v=1761717923"},{"product_id":"albino-rocca-barbaresco-2025","title":"Albino Rocca Barbaresco 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn addition to its classic source—a parcel of old vines in Meruzzano—Rocca’s Barbaresco now takes in a selection of young-vine fruit from Albino Rocca Barbaresco Crus, including Cottà and Ronchi. 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