In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

What it pairs with

  • Roast guinea fowl
    Delicate game suits the perfumed Nebbiolo.
  • Tajarin with ragu
    Firm tannin and red fruit carry the meat sauce.
  • Aged Castelmagno
    Salt sharpens the red-cherry lift.

History

Albino Rocca, now run by the founder's daughters, makes a refined single-cru Barbaresco from the Ovello vineyard.

  1. 1990 — Albino Rocca develops its Ovello Vigna Loreto Barbaresco

Facts

Producer
Albino Rocca
Grapes
Nebbiolo (100%)
Classification
Barbaresco DOCG
ABV
14.0%
Price
EUR 45 to 80 at retail
Drinking window
8 to 25 from vintage
First vintage
1990

Tags

cellar worthy dry firm tannin full body high acid mood contemplative mood elegant nebbiolo occasion cellar occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with poultry pairs with red meat price premium single vineyard still red
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