Cantina del Bricchetto - Franco Rocca

Franco Rocca
Dolcetto d'Alba

Varietal: 100% Dolcetto
Vineyard: Brichet
Age of Vines: 30 years
Exposure: South East
Training: Guyot
Soil: Clay with Sandy mix with PH Akaline
Color: Ruby red with violet reflections
Profume: Intense fruit with notes of raspberry and wild strawberries
Taste: Full and round with the right amount of tannins and moderate acidity with notes of fresh fruit and wild berries
L'Opera d'Arte "Giorgio"

Varietal: 70% Freisa and 30% Barbera
Age of Vines: 25 years
Exposure: South
Training: Guyot
Soil: Clay - PH Akaline
Aging: Stainless Steel
Color: Ruby red with orange reflections
Profume: Floral with notes of prune marmalade
Taste: Easy to drink when young but will age for some years...
Barbera d'Alba Ombranera

Varietal: 100% Barbera
Age of Vines: 27-30 years
Exposure: South
Training: Guyot
Soil: Clay - PH Akaline
Aging: Slovenian Oak Casks "Botte" for 24 months
Color: Intense dark ruby red
Profume: Wild berries, dark with hints of vanilla
Taste: Warm, pleasing to drink, lots of pure dark fruit with a hint of wood.
Barbera d'Alba Bricco Sterpone

Varietal: 100% Barbera
Vineyard: Bricco Sterpone
Age of Vines: 60 years
Exposure: South East
Training: Guyot
Soil: Clay with a medium sandy mix- PH Akaline or Sub Akaline
Aging: Barriques for 24 months
Color: Ruby red with intense dark purple highlights
Profume: Intense fruit with notes of blackberry and spice with aging
Taste: Warm, full bodied with dark fruit balanced with the right amount of acidity.
Barbaresco

Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo, Lampia Clone
Vineyard: Cru Albesani
Age of Vines
: 35 years
Exposure: South
Training: Guyot
Soil: Clay - PH Akaline
Aging: A mix of barrique, tonneax, and small casks of 1000 hL for 26 months
Color: Ruby red with tendency towards brick in color with aging
Profume: Intense fruit with hints of spice, licorice, vanilla and tobacco
Taste: Warm, balanced with a lingering finish of dried fruit, wild berries. Light, round tannins with just the right balance of oak.