Lorenzo Accomasso Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata Riserva 2018 SPS21 Then it rests three years

Then it rests three years in stainless steel — no wood

and the grapes are hand-picked in small boxes and sorted cluster by cluster before native-yeast fermentation in small steel

A still base wine made with the lovely Brianna grape from our vineyards in Vergennes is seeded with fresh cider from the same vintage around the time of the third full moon of the new year much like old fashioned Prosecco

while the palate stays precise and juicy—delicate notes of peach and herbs frame subtle minerality

in the hill rising above the town of Ranzo Borgo at 230 meters above sea level

Lorenzo Accomasso Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata Riserva 2018 SPS21 Then it rests three yearsLorenzo Accomasso is one of Barolo's last true legends, a fiercely traditional grower in La Morra working barely three hectares with a philosophy that hasn't changed in decades: very low yields, long fermentations, and years in big old casks. This is his flagship cru: Rocche dell'Annunziata, one of La Morra's greatest sites, prized for limestone clay soils that give Nebbiolo extraordinary perfume and finesse. As a Riserva, it sees years of aging in