Wine Detail
Barolo "Rocche dell'Annunziata"

Wine name:Barolo "Rocche dell'Annunziata"
Appellation:BAROLO DOCG
Zone:Annunziata District (La Morra)
Cru:Vigneto Rocche dell'Annunziata
Vineyard extension (hectares):0.6
Blend:100% Nebbiolo
Vineyard age (year of planting):Nebbiolo 1962
Soil Type:clayey-sandy
Exposure:South-west
Altitude:300-320 meters above sea level
Colour:concentrated ruby red
Nose:elegant and well balanced. Intense notes of black and red fruit jam together with notes of spices, coffee and cocoa. Balsamic and graphite notes in the finish
Flavour:persistent, very intense, dense and supple in the mouth. Flavourful black fruit supported by ripe and pleasant tannins
Serving temperature (°C):18-20
Match with:Red meat dishes, seasoned cheese
Average no. bottles/year:3,000
Grape yield per hectare tons:4-5
Notes:
The name of the wine is now Barolo "Rocche dell'Annunziata" (it was previously Barolo "Rocche") in order to specify that the cru is "Rocche dell'Annunziata" (Annunziata is a district of La Morra). There are other "Rocche" vineyards such as, for example, "Rocche" of Castiglion Falletto etc
Vine training system: guyot
Vinification and ageing
Maceration with the skins and fermentation in steel for approx. 1 week with temperature control. Malolactic fermentation in wood.The wine matures in wood for 24 months. No filtering.
Wine Producer
CORINO RENATO
Website:http://www.renatocorino.it/
Address:Frazione Annunziata Pozzo 49/A 12064 La Morra CN
Owner:Renato Corino
Year of establishment:2005
Total annual production:45000
Total vineyard extension (hectares):7
Planted varietals and extension (hectares):3ha Barbera/Dolcetto 4ha Nebbiolo
Vine training system:
Guyot
Cultivation method in the vineyard:grass is left on the aisles between the rows of vines
Type of viticulture:integrated/sustainable
Harvest period:20th September - 10th October
Agronomist:Renato Corino
Oenologist:Renato Corino
History
After his father’s estate was divided, Renato established his own estate in the Arborina area in 2005.
The vineyards stand in the prized La Morra crus of Rocche dell’Annunziata, Arborina and Pozzo.
The cellar is extremely modern and equipped with vinification vats with temperature control and every year 30% of the barriques (exclusively medium toasted French oak) are replaced with new ones.
The estate is now run by Renato together with his daughter Chiara and his son Stefano.
Renato is a perfectionist in the vineyards: no chemical products are sprayed, only copper and sulphur is used, grass is left on the aisles between the rows of vines and then it is tilled into the soil in the winter, which means that no herbicides nor fertilizers are used either. He very carefully drops fruit at the end of July and shortly before the harvest so that the clusters that are picked are perfect. The result is certainly outstanding: the single vineyard Barbera Vigna Pozzo joins the half dozen world class wines produced by this varietal. A wine of stunning concentration, colour and length, it displays a phenomenal complexity of flavours and aromas.
Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata is a wine whose magical elegance and finesse are unrivalled in the whole appellation and brand the cru as the “Musigny” of Barolo.
Arborina will no doubt remain the classic it has always been. An archetypal La Morra expression in its generous flesh, it distinguishes itself from all other surrounding crus by a touch of austerity, that tannic grip in the finish which is the trademark of this cru.
Renato also makes a Barolo Riserva, mainly from the older vines of the Rocche vineyard, a Barolo “base”, a Dolcetto and a Nebbiolo d’Alba .
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50122 - Firenze, Italy
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