Albino Rocca Piemonte Cortese La Rocca DOC 2017

Antiono Galloni - Vinous- about the 2016 Lemon peel, white flower, almond and mint are nicely delineated in the 2016 Cortese. Drink this refreshing, crisp Piedmontese white over the next year or two. The Cortese is fermented in neutral oak, but there are no perceptible oak signatures.

Score for the 2012 and 2016: 89

Vinous -- Antonio Galloni

The fermentation is started off in stainless steel and then as soon as it is on the way it goes into used barriques. Why Cortese in barrique? Isn't there the risk of oxidation? ‘No because we have old vines and hence more concentration and we have been making it in wood for a long time [since 1994]’. 5,000 bottles made.

Brilliant straw. Subtle yet rich with wonderful oatmeal notes. Very young and a little marked by cool-ferment banana notes, but the finish is wonderfully textured and with sappy citrus, melon and peach notes. (Walter Speller).

Jancis Robinson score: 16.5 for the 2016
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