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Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ovello Vigna Loreto 2018 750ml

size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Piedmont
appellation
Barbaresco
WE
94
WS
91
Additional vintages
2020 2019 2018
WE
94
Rated 94 by Wine Enthusiast
Enticing scents of camphor, blue flowers and wild berries come to the forefront along with spicy notes. Elegantly structured and vibrant, the savory, linear palate features ripe strawberry, cranberry and licorice framed in lithe, taut tannins. Bright acidity keeps it balanced. Drink 2023–2033 ... More details
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Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ovello Vigna Loreto 2018 750ml

SKU 891611
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Professional Ratings
WE
94
WS
91
WE
94
Rated 94 by Wine Enthusiast
Enticing scents of camphor, blue flowers and wild berries come to the forefront along with spicy notes. Elegantly structured and vibrant, the savory, linear palate features ripe strawberry, cranberry and licorice framed in lithe, taut tannins. Bright acidity keeps it balanced. Drink 2023–2033
WS
91
Rated 91 by Wine Spectator
A meaty red, displaying muted plum, cherry, licorice, earth and menthol flavors. Tannic and a little gruff today, with accents of black pepper and tar on the finish. Best from 2025 through 2038. 200 cases made, 70 cases imported.
Winery
The Loreto vineyard is located on the west side of the Geographical Mention “Ovello”, in the heart of the historic area of Barbaresco. Vinified separately for the first time in the 1980’s tells another story of Barbaresco, first a wine full of harmony accompanied by intensity, structure and warmth.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Piedmont
appellation
Barbaresco
Additional vintages
2020 2019 2018
Overview
Enticing scents of camphor, blue flowers and wild berries come to the forefront along with spicy notes. Elegantly structured and vibrant, the savory, linear palate features ripe strawberry, cranberry and licorice framed in lithe, taut tannins. Bright acidity keeps it balanced. Drink 2023–2033
green grapes

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo grapes have been grown for centuries in the hilly region of northern Italy, and have more recently started to appear in many New World countries, too, where modern vintners have expressed great enthusiasm for their fine characteristics. Their fame and popularity is widely known, and the Nebbiolo varietal is recognized as the grape responsible for producing the legendary fine wines of Italy. Indeed, this grape is packed full of intense and interesting flavors, ranging from truffle and prune, to tobacco and violets, making the wines they produce a sensory delight which simply get better the longer they are aged. The grapes also lend a beautifully pale red color to their wines, which helped secure their place as some of the finest and most elegant to be found anywhere on earth.
barrel

Region: Piedmont

For hundreds of years, the beautiful alpine region of Piedmont in north-west Italy has been producing excellent quality red wines, and some of the most characterful sparkling white wines to have ever come out of the Old World. The region is dominated by the mighty Alps which form the border between Italy, France and Switzerland, and the Moscato grapes that are grown in the foothills of this mountain range carry much of the Alps' flavors in their fruit, and are fed by crystal clear mountain waters. However, it is the Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Barbera grapes which are the real stars of this region, and the highly respected wineries which cover much of Piedmont have generations of experience when it comes to processing and aging these grape varietals to produce the superb wines which come out of appellations such as Barolo and Barberesco.
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Country: Italy

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
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