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2018 Barolo, Rocche dell'Annunziata, Riserva, Mauro Veglio, La Morra, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Antonio Galloni
93/100
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2018 Barolo, Rocche dell'Annunziata, Riserva, Mauro Veglio, La Morra, Piedmont, Italy

Description

Of course, this is one of the great vineyards of Barolo and is the jewel in Alessandro’s range. It has been offered only as a Riserva since the 2016 vintage. The sunny generosity of the 2018 vintage is well to the fore in this example, but the extra maturation before its release has integrated the firmer tannic style of the year, and the wine is now very fine indeed. There is more detail than in the very expressive 2017, and its composure is absolutely indicative of the greater confidence that one finds in this cantina at every visit.

Drink 2028 – 2050

Mark Pardoe, Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Alcohol % 14.5
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Property Mauro Veglio

Critics reviews

Antonio Galloni 93/100
The 2018 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell’Annunziata is a powerful, dense wine that mostly shows an intent to make a wine more in line with the style favored here in the past. Black cherry, plum, mocha, leather, licorice and espresso are all dialed up. The 2018 shows the more mid-weight structure of the year and some of the more restrained approaches that has become the norm here, and yet the oak is intrusive. To be fair, new oak is way down to 30%, but still, French oak tannins are discordant with the natural finesse of Rocche. All that said, this is still a very good wine. But it could be more than that.Drink 2024 - 2034antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (November 2023)
Drink 2024 - 2034
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Nov 2023)

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.

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