2020 Brovia Rocche di Castiglione, Barolo DOCG, Italy Leroy yet very restrained

yet very restrained

The grapes are de-stemmed and macerated on the skins for around 7 days

“Vereinter Schatz” is a play on words the Arndorfers use to skirt new wine laws which disallow them from calling this wine a Gemischter Satz

Vines are well over 100 years old on sandy-clay soils

2020 Brovia Rocche di Castiglione, Barolo DOCG, Italy Leroy yet very restrainedThis splendid site in Castiglione Falletto, the fabled Rocche, gives us a window onto the elegant, feminine side of Barolo. Always the most aromatic and sensual of the crus from Brovia, the Rocche dei Brovia carries its weight with a ballerina like delicacy on top of tannins that are sweet and silky. A seductress that tempts you to the table with its near athletic versatility, the Rocche is the one member of this special quartet of crus that will