Bruno Rocca BARBERA d'ASTI Piemonte

Bruno Rocca BARBARESCO ROSSO RABAJA Nebbiolo Piemonte Italy from Italy, Piemonte, Barbaresco by Bruno Rocca (6 x 75 cl)

Bruno Rocca is producing wines of amazing complexity and richness (6 x 75 cl)

Bruno Rocca BARBARESCO ROSSO COPAROSSA Nebbiolo Piemonte Italy from Italy, Piemonte, Barbaresco by Bruno Rocca (6 x 75 cl)

The Barbaresco Rabaj has good colour, although in characteristic Nebbiolo style is light garnet, rather than the inky depths of Syrah or Cabernet. It is intense but restrained on the nose and its floral, black fruit perfumes are still restrained. Big and powerful on the palate, with classic Nebbiolo tannins supporting the ripe fruit, it has great balance and extremely long length. Since starting to bottle in 1978 Bruno Rocca has risen to the top of the quality tree in Barbaresco. He has 8 hectares of vineyard in Rabaja supplemented by smallholdings in Nieve and Treiso. Stylistically he is a consummate modernist yet the intensity of fruit is balanced by a typical Piemontese structure, and the character of the varietal is balanced by a judicious use of oak. (6 x 75 cl)

Bruno Rocca is producing wines of amazing complexity and richness (6 x 75 cl)

Bruno Rocca is producing wines of amazing complexity and richness (12 x 75 cl)

Tasting Nice deep red. Fragrant scents of ripe little red berries. A rich and warm wine, requiring demanding food pairings. Vineyard/Territory Only estate-grown Barbera from the old vineyards of Cocconato and Agliano. Wine Production Proper maceration on the skins is followed by storage in new and used barriques and, finally, bottle aging It is precisely on the steepest slopes (6 x 75 cl)

Tasting Deep red with ruby hues; fragrant bouquet Fruity, fresh, and surprisingly supple to the palate Vineyard/Territory from the younger vineyards of the PianoAlto estate at Crena, Agliano d'Asti Wine Production Fermentation takes place in steel tanks Aged in the bottle before its release on the market Modern, surprising and fashionable, LIBERA is above all a good Barbera wine, made from the youngest vines at the PianoAlto estate in Agliano. All the wines produced by this estate are of prominent standing. They reflect best the qualities of the most classic Barbera-growing area, since the village is part of the NIZZA subzone. Libera is a Barbera that accompanies the most diverse foods. Thanks to its extraordinary versatility, it has been received warmly by international wine buyers (12 x 75 cl)

Tasting An intense and rich wine, with a subtle vanilla scent, smooth and velvety on the palate, of great elegance. Not filtered. Vineyard/Territory From the Gura vineyard at Cocconato and subsequent replantations. Wine Production Wine making is characterized by delicate maceration, immediately followed by fining in new barriques for about 18 months. This name was not chosen by chance. The dedication to the well-known violin is due to the amusing, but tried and tested theory that particular sounds accompany particular tastes during concerts in the wine cellar.Stradivario is a Barbera d'Asti Superiore made from grapes harvested at Cocconato, on the calcareous hills of the high Asti region. Deeply rooted in this area for four generations,the BAVA family has kept the oldest vineyard for the production of these red grapes. They give a pure, long-lived Barbera, made in accordance with the international rules that reward strength and depth, without denying the territory identity. The grapes are harvested very ripe, and the yield is kept low in the vineyard. The wine making is characterized by a moderate contact with the air and delicate macerations, immediately followed by fining in new barriques. The outcome is a well-definite wine, extraordinarily rigorous, which recurs and keeps for years. Its outstanding elegance and superb aromatic precision come from its fining, masterfully merged with the Barbera character. (6 x 75 cl)