Winemaker Notes
An exquisite Barolo made from grapes grown on 2 different vineyards within the Cru, facing due south at an average elevation of 1115 ft asl. The Rocche dell’Annunziata is one of the most important hills in the Barolo region. This historic Cru produces perfumed wines with finesse and a full-body that allows it to age gracefully for many years to come.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
Clear ruby/magenta in color, the 2020 Barolo Rocche Dell'Annunziata is sunny with aromas of candied cherries, violets, and a hint of blue fruit coming through along with pine and sappy earth. Approachable up front, it’s rounded and ripe on the palate, with medium to full-bodied frame, ripe, plush tannins, and a very nicely tapered finish revealing good quality notes of tea leaf. This is another very well-done wine to drink over the next 10 years.
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James Suckling
This is very open and satisfying with ripe cherries, rose hips and mild spices. Hint of cocoa, too. Medium-bodied with compact but quite supple tannins. Smooth, well integrated and already attractive to drink. Drink or hold.
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Wine Spectator
Rich, round and open-knit, this red delivers cherry, raspberry, eucalyptus and iron flavors. Turns firmer on the finish as the dusty tannins assert themselves. Best from 2027 through 2040.
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Wine Enthusiast
This Barolo captivates with its array of spices and candied fruit. Cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg intertwine with succulent cherries and raspberries, creating a sensuous and alluring nose. The palate is a symphony of ripe red fruits, warm spices, and a hint of licorice, supported by firm, well-integrated tannins. Drink 2025-2035.
Arnaldo Rivera wines are the result of a partnership between Terre del Barolo winery and a number of its growers with the aim of producing the region’s best grapes and wines. The vineyards of origin are among the most prestigious on the Langhe hills. They are ultimate expression of expertise and craftsmanship, where the purity of the single varietal is at the absolute pinnacle, testifying to the unmistakable identity of Piedmont’s wines. This label is a unique, new journey through the eleven villages and native varietals in the Barolo winegrowing area, from the vineyard management, to the vinification techniques and woods used; it is truly the wines and the land they come from that speak for themselves.
Arnaldo Rivera was born on December 13th, 1919 in Castiglione Falletto, a small village at the heart of the historic Barolo winegrowing area. He was a local primary school teacher, mayor of his village for 36 years, and founder in 1958 of the Terre del Barolo winery. He lived through the hard times of the war in the front line, as well as the days of the liberation. He and his wife Ester Rinaldi were not blessed with children. Arnaldo Rivera passed away on January 10th, 1987. This project was created by the growers and the winery in honor of this great man.
Responsible for some of the most elegant and age-worthy wines in the world, Nebbiolo, named for the ubiquitous autumnal fog (called nebbia in Italian), is the star variety of northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Grown throughout the area, as well as in the neighboring Valle d’Aosta and Valtellina, it reaches its highest potential in the Piedmontese villages of Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero. Outside of Italy, growers are still very much in the experimentation stage but some success has been achieved in parts of California. Somm Secret—If you’re new to Nebbiolo, start with a charming, wallet-friendly, early-drinking Langhe Nebbiolo or Nebbiolo d'Alba.
