Albino Rocca, Barbaresco Vigneto Loreto Vintage:1997 pliant and expressive

pliant and expressive

From 50+ year old Chardonnay vines in the best part of the coteaux d'Avize

5% cabernet sauvignon and 5% graciano)

A very Meursault nose consists of bright and fresh aromas of acacia

cassis and Vosne-style spice is couched in mild oak influence that can also be found on the very rich

Albino Rocca, Barbaresco Vigneto Loreto Vintage:1997 pliant and expressiveThis is a spectacular Barbaresco. It is awesomely thick, rich, and textured, with unreal opulence as well as glycerin levels that define the finest offerings from the 1997 vintage. Albino Rocca hit the bull's eye in 1997. The 1997 Barbaresco Vigneto Loreto is a luxuriously fruited, nearly over the top effort. Extremely full bodied, and loaded with exotic, overripe, glycerin, smoke, cedar, and cherry flavors, it is a thick, unctuously textured, slut of