Barolo, Rocche dell'Annunziata, Riserva, 1998
Bottled after a year in barriques and two years in ?botte? this is an absolute classic. As noble as Nebbiolo can get, lovely alluring soft berry fruits lifted by a tremendous vitality and energy culminating in a long expansive finish. NB Price is per six
critic reviews
I was blown away by the supreme elegance of the 1998 Rocche dell'Annunziata. It presents the characteristic open, perfumed nose so typical of Rocche, along with a lovely core of sweet cherry fruit on a medium-bodied frame with outstanding length and fine, silky tannins. Some of the baby fat has melted away and the oak has begun to integrate, signaling that this wine has started to enter its early maturity although it remains quite youthful and packed with plenty of vibrant fruit. It is a great choice for drinking now and over the next ten to or so years.
The 1998 Barolo Riserva Rocche dellAnnunziata is the best of the series, very complete in its presentation of the classic range of anisette, rose petal, iris, and red fruit sensations, ample, round, and fresh in flavor, minty and lingering on the close, caressing but solid in texture. It will last another dozen years. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411