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Rocche di Castiglione is a famous vineyard area of the Castiglione Falletto district. This low ridge lies in a protected place, and vines ripen earlier than average. With its sandier soils and aspect toward the morning sun, though, the wines are aromatically expressive and finessed. It's a relatively more open wine at an early stage (depending on the vitnage): they're typically approachable at the 6 to 8-year mark, though they age wonderfully. It tends toward a cocktail of red fruits, both ripe and crisp, licorice or anise, and aromatic balsam top notes (rather than heavy and resinous). The heat of the 2017 vintage came with dry conditions, yielding a fuller body and a riper red fruit character, along with more robust tannins.
WINE ENTHUSIAST 98 POINTS - "Camphor, star anise, tobacco and underbrush are just some of the aromas you’ll find on this stunning red. Full-bodied and elegantly structured, the savory palate doles out ripe Marasca cherry, rasberry compote, baking spice and licorice set against youthfully assertive, noble tannins. Give it time to fully develop. Drink 2027–2037." - KERIN O'KEEFE
"In 1863 Giacinto Brovia founded the Brovia estate in the village of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo district...in 1953, two brothers, Giacinto and Raffaele, grandchildren of the founder, resumed full-scale wine production... Giacinto's daughter Elena and her husband Alex Sanchez are now completely engaged as the fourth generation in the affairs of this family-run estate...
The Brovia wines are vinified in the classic style. Grapes are lightly crushed before going into the fermentation tanks. The length of the fermentation period depends on the grape variety but the Nebbiolo for various Barolo cuvées can extend as long as a month or more at temperatures between 28 and 30 degrees Celsius. The Baroli are aged for at least two years in 30 hectoliter barrels of Slavonian and French oak. The wines are then bottled without filtration." - ROSENTHAL WINE MERCHANT
Rocche di Castiglione is a famous vineyard area of the Castiglione Falletto district. This low ridge lies in a protected place, and vines ripen earlier than average. With its sandier soils and aspect toward the morning sun, though, the wines are aromatically expressive and finessed. It's a relatively more open wine at an early stage (depending on the vitnage): they're typically approachable at the 6 to 8-year mark, though they age wonderfully. It tends toward a cocktail of red fruits, both ripe and crisp, licorice or anise, and aromatic balsam top notes (rather than heavy and resinous). The heat of the 2017 vintage came with dry conditions, yielding a fuller body and a riper red fruit character, along with more robust tannins.
WINE ENTHUSIAST 98 POINTS - "Camphor, star anise, tobacco and underbrush are just some of the aromas you’ll find on this stunning red. Full-bodied and elegantly structured, the savory palate doles out ripe Marasca cherry, rasberry compote, baking spice and licorice set against youthfully assertive, noble tannins. Give it time to fully develop. Drink 2027–2037." - KERIN O'KEEFE
"In 1863 Giacinto Brovia founded the Brovia estate in the village of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo district...in 1953, two brothers, Giacinto and Raffaele, grandchildren of the founder, resumed full-scale wine production... Giacinto's daughter Elena and her husband Alex Sanchez are now completely engaged as the fourth generation in the affairs of this family-run estate...
The Brovia wines are vinified in the classic style. Grapes are lightly crushed before going into the fermentation tanks. The length of the fermentation period depends on the grape variety but the Nebbiolo for various Barolo cuvées can extend as long as a month or more at temperatures between 28 and 30 degrees Celsius. The Baroli are aged for at least two years in 30 hectoliter barrels of Slavonian and French oak. The wines are then bottled without filtration." - ROSENTHAL WINE MERCHANT
