Albino Rocca Barbaresco Angelo DOCG 2014

Naar idee van Albino Rocca (Angelo's vader) een top cru om eer te bewijzen aan zijn zoon, Angelo Rocca, die het wijnhuis heeft uitgebouwd over de afgelopen decennia.

The 2014 Barbaresco Angelo is a blend of 50% Ronchi, 25% Loreto and 25% Montersino fruit that sees 40 days on the skins. A powerful, explosive wine, the 2014 possesses terrific depth and volume, with plenty of structural underpinning. The blend of sites works nicely, even though it is quite evident that the tannic structure of Ronchi is one of the wine's principal signatures. Readers will have to be patient with the 2014. Even so, there is quite a bit to look forward to. The Angelo, a tribute to the late Angelo Rocca, is the only Barbaresco in the range done with a classic submerged cap fermentation, an approach that seems so well suited to this fruit.

Score: 94
Tasting date: October 2017
Drinking window: 2022 - 2032

Vinous -- Antonio Galloni

Rather greyish pale garnet. Very neat, well-balanced nose. Notably tangy palate with real energy. Confident and unbowed by the vintage. Assertive finish (Walter Speller).

Jancis Robinson score: 17+
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