Bruno Rocca - Barbaresco ‘Rabajà’ 2011
“Paradoxically, our goal is not to “make” wine, but to guide its evolution to help it best express itself. Our land, not the producer, is inscribed on the wine.”
Bruno Rocca.
Leaping ahead to the end of the 1950s, our family history becomes inextricably tied to one of the most celebrated cru of these hills: Rabajà. It was due to the intuition and courage of Francesco Rocca (1907-1978), nephew of the first Francesco, that the family moved from the center of Barbaresco to the zone of Rabajà at its most southern point in 1958.
The land in Rabajà had always been renowned for producing high quality grapes; in fact, they were sold at a significantly higher price than other nebbiolo grapes from Barbaresco.
Further proof of its quality comes from the fact that the community winery to which we sold our grapes in 1967 already bottled them separately under the label “Vineyards from southwest Rabajà.”
Grape: 100% Nebbiolo
Region: Rabajà, Barbaresco, Italy
Nose: Thick aroma of the wine immediately envelops fruit veil of shades of blackberry, black cherry ripe, fragrant plum, joined by overtones of rose petals, violets and spices.
Palate: The wine shows an elegant, graceful character. Its flavor permeate the tone of forest and garden berries, dried flowers, licorice, tar, ginger, cola, cocoa, which pass into a long warming aftertaste.
Ratings:
- Wine Advocate 95/100
Drink in 2021-2031
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