One of the great Crus of Neive, Cottà was among first sites in Barbaresco to be produced as a single vineyard wine. The Roccas work with a micro-parcel of 50-year-old vines in the middle of the southwest-facing slope. The parcel is adjacent to their Gepin (Barbera) site and faces the Ronchi vineyard. The tiny holding produces no more than 2,000 bottles annually. The site’s sand-rich clay/marl soils and warmer microclimate grow generous yet fine wines that marry beautifully with Rocca’s elegant interpretation of Nebbiolo. The note says it all.