As the price of great grower wines continues to rise, this wine’s marketplace value just increases. And so does the quality. In addition to its classic source—a parcel of old vines in Meruzzano—Rocca’s Barbaresco now takes in a selection of young-vine fruit from three Barbaresco Cru parcels: Ovello, Cottà and, principally, Ronchi. These impressive sources, and meticulous winemaking—three weeks on skins and maturation exclusively in large, low-impact oak botti for 24 months—result in a benchmark wine for this level. As you can read in the reviews below, the 2021 release is not only a knockout, it is arguably the finest wine the Rocca family has bottled under this label. It should go without saying that Nebbiolo lovers should not hesitate: “This is what Barbaresco is all about.”