2022 Barbaresco, Bruno Rocca

• Style: Intensely perfumed Nebbiolo with floral lift and fruit intensity
• Taste: Blackberry, cherry, rose, cocoa, fine persistent grip
• Food: Braised beef, game, roast dinners, hard cheese
• Occasion: Date night, gifting, cellar worthy
• Serve: 14–16°C, decant 30 minutes, drink now or age 5–10 years

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Deep garnet with unmistakable floral lift of rose and violet. Ripe blackberry and cherry fruit carry real weight and warmth, underpinned by cocoa and a fine, persistent grip. The 2022 vintage—shaped by early harvest and smaller berries—concentrates phenolic character throughout, delivering both fruit intensity and structural refinement without surrendering backbone.

The Winery — Bruno Rocca

Bruno Rocca assumed control of his family estate in 1978 and built a reputation as a modernist committed to bottling wines rather than selling grapes. Today, working alongside his children Luisa and Francesco, he crafts approximately 65,000 bottles annually from 15 hectares, establishing himself as one of the finest producers in the region. His grapes come from younger vines positioned across three distinct vineyard sites in Neive, where limestone-rich, sandy soils breed firm tannins and depth. Hand-picked fruit is destemmed and fermented over a month in temperature-controlled stainless steel, then aged for over a year in French oak casks, allowing malolactic fermentation to soften edges while building complexity.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is a wine that commands the table with equal grace as a meditation on its own. Pair with braised or roasted beef, game, venison, stews and braises, and aged cheese like Fontina. The structure and refinement make it ideal for date night celebrations or as a thoughtful gift; its age-worthy character rewards patience in the cellar. Serve at 14–16°C, decanting 30 minutes beforehand. Explore our collection of Barbaresco, discover more Nebbiolo expressions, and browse the finest wines from Italy.