Deep garnet in colour, this wine has intense aromas of blackberries, cherries and plums with subtle hints of rose and violet. These characteristics are continued onto the palate, with the addition of cocoa notes. This wine is warm and elegant with long-lasting flavours on the finish.
The Nebbiolo grapes for this wine come from younger vines, grown in Bruno Rocca's vineyards in Neive: Cru San Cristoforo (west facing), Marcorino (south-east facing) and Fausoni (east, south and west facing). The vineyards are located at 200/370 meters above sea level. The soil is rich in limestone and micronutrients ideal for growing Nebbiolo. The Neive vineyards are particularly sandy and tufaceous, creating full-bodied wines with firm tannins. The vines are 20-25 years old and Guyot pruned.
The grapes were hand harvested before going through a second selection in the winery prior to de stemming. Crushing took place in a pneumatic press and the resulting must underwent fermentation in 50 hectolitre stainless steel tanks which lasted approximately 20-25 days. Finally, the wine spent 12-14 months in French oak casks where malolactic fermentation occurred naturally.
