Barolo, Rocche dell'Annunziata, Riserva, 2004
A great vineyard planted with old vines dating back to 1942. Aged for one year in barriques and a year and a half in large French oak cask. A very 2004 nose, all ripe cool blueberry and bramble fruits, very herbal too, this is a classic, very fine intense and tight-packed, this is an explosion of flavour waiting to happen, bright crushed redcurrant, cassis bramble and vivid cherry flavours with intense mineral/rock salt character, scented hints of violet and dried rose, really juicy ripe and moreish through to the mile-long finish.
critic reviews
The 2004 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata is a real head-turner. Silky, round and impeccable in the glass, the 2004 fleshes out with exceptional purity and density. Time in bottle has given the 2004 a bit more volume, but the wine is stunningly beautiful, as it has always been. Rose petals, dark red cherries, mint and sweet spices give the finish its textured, super-expressive feel. Since 1990 the Scavino family has produced a number of stunning wines from this grand cru La Morra site; the 2004 is one of the best.