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His family has taken the wine to another level, weaving in complex mineral-savoury hints, juicy texture and a nip of reductive freshness. The grapes are sourced from 1980s planting in the Ronchi Cru and a younger parcel in Meruzzano (San Rocco Seno d'Elvio) planted in 2014. The wine fermented in stainless steel, matured in French oak and aged on lees in barrel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albino Rocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46746803175662,"sku":"24899-750","price":48.57,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/0427a256-205e-f011-ac45-02954333b573_24899-750.png?v=1752217887"},{"product_id":"albino-rocca-barbaresco-2023","title":"Albino Rocca Barbaresco 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the price of great grower wines continues to rise, this wine’s marketplace value just increases. And so does the quality. In 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 three Barbaresco Cru parcels: Ovello, Cottà and, principally, Ronchi. These impressive sources, and meticulous winemaking—three weeks on skins and maturation exclusively in large, low-impact oak botti for 24 months—result in a benchmark wine for this level. As you can read in the reviews below, the 2021 release is not only a knockout, it is arguably the finest wine the Rocca family has bottled under this label. 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The parcel is adjacent to their Gepin (Barbera) site and faces the Ronchi vineyard. The tiny holding produces no more than 2,000 bottles annually. The site’s sand-rich clay\/marl soils and warmer microclimate grow generous yet fine wines that marry beautifully with Rocca’s elegant interpretation of Nebbiolo. The note says it all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albino Rocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46746826997998,"sku":"24896-750","price":90.45,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/bb4673aa-225e-f011-ac45-0a5a9202f90d_24896-750.png?v=1752217890"},{"product_id":"albino-rocca-barbaresco-ronchi-riserva-2019","title":"Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ronchi Riserva 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbino Rocca’s Riserva takes the award for the most enhanced wine in the cellar. Each year the Rocca family vinifies it from a small selection of the Ronchi Cru and the vineyard’s most powerful fruit from its oldest wines. Unlike the Cru Ronchi, the Riserva is made using a submerged cap, which holds the cake under the must’s surface during fermentation. The resulting wine is richer in tannin and colour, preparing it for two years in large oak casks and a further two years in the bottle before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the distant past this label reflected its modernist upbringing, which included partial aging in barrique. My, how it has transformed. Today, the wine is fermented in upright oak tini before aging in large Austrian and Slavonian oak ovals. 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Daniela Rocca highlights that this soil type (locally called Formazione di Lequio) resembles Barolo’s Monforte and parts of Serralunga. Rocca’s Montersino has really stepped up to the plate this year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albino Rocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46756657791214,"sku":"24895-750","price":83.35,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/1c597746-225e-f011-ac45-0a5a9202f90d_24895-750.png?v=1752462686"},{"product_id":"albino-rocca-barbaresco-ovello-vigna-loreto-2021","title":"Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ovello Vigna Loreto 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarbaresco’s Ovello Cru spans a ridge with both slopes planted to vines. Within this large Cru are several delimited parcels (historical plots, if you like). Rocca’s Vigna Loreto is one of them, a tiny plot that is effectively a monopole. Vines here are around 45 years old, and Rocca first vinified the parcel as a separate bottling in 1990. Sitting on the sunnier, south-west side of the ridge, the nearby Tanaro River provides moderating influence. This results in cooler nights than the twin side of the ridge. The clay and limestone soils are also sandier and lighter than in the rest of Ovello, giving the wines here far more finesse. The catch: vines from Loreto must be cropped at 10 hl\/ha less than other Ovello vines if the wine is bottled under the parcel name. This wine must therefore balance its finesse with real density. 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