Winemaker Notes
Intense ruby red with garnet hues. Penetrating, captivating, and highly aromatic with classic notes of red fruit and hints of freshly cut flowers, hay, and sweet spices. Austere and noble, with great vigor, fullness, savoriness, and minerality. The excellent terroir and particular microclimate create a unique complexity.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This is my favorite wine in this group of new releases from Mauro Veglio. The 2018 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata (a limited release of 2,500 bottles) offers dark fruit and dried blackberry with elegant hints of dark truffle or tar. Slightly evolved aromas give this wine a leg up in terms of complexity. However, the wine also grows in finesse, showing dried currant, rose tea and iris roots the longer it stays in the glass.
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Wine Enthusiast
This Barolo opens with a captivating nose of tart, crushed fruits, displaying a vibrant and high-toned character. The bouquet is complemented by an intriguing blend of fresh and dried herbs, adding depth and complexity. Sweet spices linger in the background, rounding out the aromatic profile. On the palate, the wine initially presents a plush and inviting texture, but as it rolls across the tongue, the tannins build in a crescendo, creating a dynamic and engaging experience. The interplay between the tart fruit, herbal notes, and the assertive tannic structure makes for a compelling and memorable wine. Drink Now - 2040.
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.
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