2015 Albino Rocca Barbaresco Vigneto Brich Ronchi
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The 2015 Barbaresco Ronchi is gorgeous. The richness of the vintage marries very well with the personality of the site, which results in an ample, powerful wine of real character. Bright red cherry, mint, chalk and floral overtones abound. The tannins need time to soften, but that should not be an issue here. This is an impeccable wine from the Rocca family.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2015 Barbaresco Ronchi is driven by dark and succulent fruit. Aromas of blackberry, dried cherry, spice, tobacco and smoke come together in seamless fashion. The wine offers intensity and power, all lavished over an accessible and velvety mouthfeel. You especially taste the warm vintage on the finish with cherry confit and blackberry preserves. Some 8,000 bottles were made.
Barbaresco. Tasted blind. Maturing dark ruby with narrow, bricky rim. Rich, sweet red fruit underpinned by a good dose of acidity and ripe, grippy tannins. Long, concentrated, elegant and with a finely tuned balance. (WS)