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The Massolino family are the largest holders in Vigna Rionda with 3.5 hectares (two planted to Nebbiolo) of vines between 40 and 50 years old. The soil here is similar to the Parafada vineyard (limey\/chalky marls), yet it is deeper again, with more chalk and a higher concentration of minerals and oxidised iron elements. The altitude is 330 metres above sea level, and the protection from northern winds and frost that the south\/southwest aspect affords means that Vigna Rionda has a longer growing season than the other Crus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAll these factors combine to produce a terroir that generates wines with an optimum balance of perfume, finesse and structure rarely found elsewhere in Barolo. They also produce wines with excellent acidity and tannins that require longer aging in both botti and bottle, and that is why it is always released with a minimum six years of age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e2014 was the first vintage that Massolino's Vigna Rionda was fermented in large wooden cask. It spent 20 days on skins and 40 months in botti. It’s simply a gorgeous, layered and complex Barolo of the highest order. 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The soil here—comprised of almost pure sand littered with limestone fossils (i.e. chalky sand)—gifts a remarkably perfumed and elegant expression of Nebbiolo, as distinct from the denser styles of wine produced in the clay-rich soils of Barolo and Barbaresco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Valmaggiore vineyard is farmed meticulously and organically, and a strict sorting occurs each year to reach the level of purity and intensity we see in the glass today. 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Speaking with their grandfather Albino Rocca (Angelo’s father and founder of the estate), the Rocca sisters formulated the idea of making a wine in the way it had been done back in Albino’s day. The first release of the Angelo Barbaresco was such a success that it has inspired evolution across all the wines and two new wooden fermenters are now at the winery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngelo is a small blend of fruit from selected parcels across the estate. It was given a lunga macerazione (50 days on skins using a submerged cap) in a large-format, specially designed Stockinger wooden fermenter. The wine was then aged for 24 months in a single 2,000-litre cask. The blend is typically 50% Ronchi, 25% Ovello and 25% Montersino. It has been described by Galloni as a “Brunate of Barbaresco”, which gives you some insight into the quality on offer here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs you would expect, when young, the 2019 Angelo is the most complex and brooding of Rocca’s 2019 Barbarescos. 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Sitting on the sunnier, southwestern side of the ridge, these vines directly face the moderating influence of the Tanaro River, so the nights are much cooler than on the other side of the Cru. The clay and limestone soils are also sandier and lighter than in the rest of Ovello, giving the wines produced here far more finesse. On the other hand, vines from Loreto must be cropped at 10 hl\/ha less than other Ovello vines if the wine is bottled under the parcel name, so this wine balances its finesse with some real density. As in most years, you get Ronchi’s architecture and Cottà’s prettiness here. 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