La Rocca Piemonte Cortese

Opened the precious day and kept in the wine fridge overnight. The 2021 “La Rocca” pours a straw color with medium- viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with cheese and melons: cantaloupe, musk melon, Taleggio and Pecorino Romano with some lemon and raw almonds. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium and there’s palpable texture. A fun wine and more interesting than most Gavi’s I’ve had recently. This is 100% Cortese sourced from their vineyards in Barbaresco and San Rocco Seno d’Alba; fermented and aged in French oak barriques. Drink now.

One of the more unique bouquets I have encountered in a while. The Albino Rocca, Cortese “La Rocca” gives a striking impression of Fruit by the Foot, dried mango slices, those dusted orange candies that come in the small tins…you get the idea. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+(?) acid. Fun and a nice change of pace but I think I would need the right time and place for me to be really compelled. Drink now

Berry had this a year ago