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Albino Rocca

Following the untimely death of Angelo Rocca last fall in the crash of his private plane, this top Barbaresco estate is now being run by his three daughters, Daniela, Monica and Paola. Enologist Beppe Caviola, who consulted for Rocca for a decade, continues to make the wine here. The estate was just picking its moscato in mid-September when I stopped by to taste with Daniela, who gave up a career in banking to return to the family estate a few years ago. The Roccas are clearly enamored of the 2011 vintage in Barbaresco, as they made their first riserva since 2006, which Daniela described as "a measure of the vintage's quality and aging potential." As with a number of other producers I visited in September, Rocca is making greater use of large oak casks made in Austria by Stockinger; in fact, as of 2010, their Barbaresco Ronchi is raised entirely in larger barrels. (A Marc de Grazia selection, www.marcdegrazia.com; importers include Michael Skurnik Wines, www.skurnikwines.com and Estate Wines Ltd., www.estatewinesltd.com)

From Barolo and Barbaresco (Nov 2013) by Stephen Tanzer

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2010 Barbaresco Ovello Vigneto Loreto

Release Price: $70

Color: Red

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