In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

What it pairs with

  • Brasato
    Braised beef matches the wine's structure.
  • Roast guinea fowl
    Delicate game suits the perfumed Nebbiolo.
  • Aged Toma
    Alpine cheese frames the red fruit.

History

Roche d'Ampsej is Matteo Correggia's flagship Roero Riserva, a benchmark Nebbiolo from the sandy soils of the Roero on the left bank of the Tanaro.

  1. 1989 — Correggia establishes Roche d'Ampsej as the estate's flagship Roero

Facts

Producer
Matteo Correggia
Grapes
Nebbiolo (100%)
Classification
Roero DOCG
ABV
14.5%
Price
EUR 45 to 80 at retail
Drinking window
8 to 25 from vintage
First vintage
1989

Scores

  • Vinous 93 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2023)

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