Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ovello Vigna Loreto 2020
Region: Barbaresco, Piedmont
Variety: Nebbiolo
Country: Italy
Vintage: 2020
The Wine
Albino Rocca’s Ovello Vigna Loreto is sourced from a small, southwest-facing monopole cru planted in the early 1980s. Seasoned with traditional winemaking—long maceration in wood and aging for two years in large 2,000 L German‑and‑Austrian oak casks—it highlights freshness, structure, and precise site character
Cellared says
This bottling is pure Ovello—tensioned and bright, yet complex. Expect mineral-chalk undertones, kirsch fruit and savory spice framed by sapid acidity. A powerful Nebbiolo that maintains elegance.
Wine Reviews
“The 2020 Barbaresco Ovello Vigna Loreto is a bright, nervy Barbaresco. Kirsch, dried flowers, chalk, mint and white pepper give… distinctive upper register. This mid‑weight, vibrant Barbaresco needs time to soften.”
93 Points – James Suckling
“Spices, dark cherry, distinctly mineral character. Medium-bodied, but fleshy and stony… Very stylish. Excellent.”
91 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“Such a distinct vineyard character here, and I like it so much for its point of difference.”
94+ Points – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Region: Barbaresco, Piedmont
Variety: Nebbiolo
Country: Italy
Vintage: 2020
The Wine
Albino Rocca’s Ovello Vigna Loreto is sourced from a small, southwest-facing monopole cru planted in the early 1980s. Seasoned with traditional winemaking—long maceration in wood and aging for two years in large 2,000 L German‑and‑Austrian oak casks—it highlights freshness, structure, and precise site character
Cellared says
This bottling is pure Ovello—tensioned and bright, yet complex. Expect mineral-chalk undertones, kirsch fruit and savory spice framed by sapid acidity. A powerful Nebbiolo that maintains elegance.
Wine Reviews
“The 2020 Barbaresco Ovello Vigna Loreto is a bright, nervy Barbaresco. Kirsch, dried flowers, chalk, mint and white pepper give… distinctive upper register. This mid‑weight, vibrant Barbaresco needs time to soften.”
93 Points – James Suckling
“Spices, dark cherry, distinctly mineral character. Medium-bodied, but fleshy and stony… Very stylish. Excellent.”
91 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“Such a distinct vineyard character here, and I like it so much for its point of difference.”
94+ Points – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Region: Barbaresco, Piedmont
Variety: Nebbiolo
Country: Italy
Vintage: 2020
The Wine
Albino Rocca’s Ovello Vigna Loreto is sourced from a small, southwest-facing monopole cru planted in the early 1980s. Seasoned with traditional winemaking—long maceration in wood and aging for two years in large 2,000 L German‑and‑Austrian oak casks—it highlights freshness, structure, and precise site character
Cellared says
This bottling is pure Ovello—tensioned and bright, yet complex. Expect mineral-chalk undertones, kirsch fruit and savory spice framed by sapid acidity. A powerful Nebbiolo that maintains elegance.
Wine Reviews
“The 2020 Barbaresco Ovello Vigna Loreto is a bright, nervy Barbaresco. Kirsch, dried flowers, chalk, mint and white pepper give… distinctive upper register. This mid‑weight, vibrant Barbaresco needs time to soften.”
93 Points – James Suckling
“Spices, dark cherry, distinctly mineral character. Medium-bodied, but fleshy and stony… Very stylish. Excellent.”
91 Points – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“Such a distinct vineyard character here, and I like it so much for its point of difference.”
94+ Points – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
