Balsamic aromas of camphor mingle with blue flowers, new leather and underbrush. Full-bodied and loaded with personality, the structured palate features raspberry compote, baking spice, star anise and an earthy touch of truffle. Firm, velvety tannins and fresh acidity keep it balanced. Drink through 2030. - 95pts, Wine Enthusiast
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About the Producer
This estate has been making outstanding, terroir-driven Barbarescos for generations. Pietro Rocca, the family's smiling and modest patriarch, is a fourth generation "vignaiolo," grape-grower. In the early 1970s, he began making and bottling Barbarescos himself. The estate's single vineyard bottlings come from two of the most coveted sites in Barbaresco. In Montestefano, which produces famously-structured Barbarescos, the Roccas own prime parcels situated at 270 m above sea level with full southern exposures.