Description
Cornarea, Roero Rosso DOCG
The Bovone Family’s prized jewel is the ever-aromatic Arneis grape, however, it’s their Nebbiolo that won our hearts over. Sourced from a low-yielding 3-hectare parcel. These 45-year-old vines are grown in the same sandy, magnesium-rich soils of what is found across the river in Barolo for a fraction of the price.
This well-priced wine is a great example of classic Roero—it is 100% Nebbiolo, and 100% true to the variety, but while it compares very favorably to Barolo it isn’t trying to be Barolo: For one thing, it spends a little less time in wood compared to Barolo, and the sandier soil composition in Roero seems to help take a little edge off the tannins. Nevertheless, give this taut, high-toned red a decant for 20-30 minutes before serving for best results. In the glass, it’s a bright cranberry red with hints of pink and orange, with a Springtime basket-full of fruit and floral aromas: raspberries, cherries, blood oranges, rose petals, pu-ehr tea, sandalwood, pink peppercorns, and crushed rocks.
