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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 balanced 2019 vintage involved later harvests into the cooler days of October, enhancing the floral and vibrant red fruit character here, and endowing the wine with a fine, classically elegant tannic structure.
KERIN O'KEEFE 98 POINTS - "Showing great class starting with the enticing aromas, this radiant Barolo opens with forest floor, violet, rose and wild cherry that mingle with whiffs of camphor. Loaded with finesse and energy, the savory palate features juicy cranberry, ripe cherry, star anise and baking spice framed in taut, extremely refined tannins. Drink 2027–2049. Abv: 14.5% Kerin O’Keefe March 2023"
WINE ADVOCATE 97 POINTS - "Brovia hits it out of the ballpark with this set of wines from the 2019 vintage. The 2019 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a darker, broader expression that stands on its own thanks to that special intensity. This expression veers toward dark fruit and black cherry, and there is a lot of iron ore or rusty nail at the back. The wine is almost sanguine in character, but in a manner that enhances all the other beautiful characteristics on hand. The mouthfeel is slightly more open-knit and rich, making this a better pairing partner to hearty meat dishes. Production is 5,000 bottles." - Monica Larner
"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 balanced 2019 vintage involved later harvests into the cooler days of October, enhancing the floral and vibrant red fruit character here, and endowing the wine with a fine, classically elegant tannic structure.
KERIN O'KEEFE 98 POINTS - "Showing great class starting with the enticing aromas, this radiant Barolo opens with forest floor, violet, rose and wild cherry that mingle with whiffs of camphor. Loaded with finesse and energy, the savory palate features juicy cranberry, ripe cherry, star anise and baking spice framed in taut, extremely refined tannins. Drink 2027–2049. Abv: 14.5% Kerin O’Keefe March 2023"
WINE ADVOCATE 97 POINTS - "Brovia hits it out of the ballpark with this set of wines from the 2019 vintage. The 2019 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a darker, broader expression that stands on its own thanks to that special intensity. This expression veers toward dark fruit and black cherry, and there is a lot of iron ore or rusty nail at the back. The wine is almost sanguine in character, but in a manner that enhances all the other beautiful characteristics on hand. The mouthfeel is slightly more open-knit and rich, making this a better pairing partner to hearty meat dishes. Production is 5,000 bottles." - Monica Larner
"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
