Tenuta Rocca

Barolo Nebbiolo

9.130 ratings
9.17 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Riccardo L.

Lingers well. Plays it's part. Won't blow you away... very far... but it'll huff and puff a bit. I love this grape.

Lingers well. Plays it's part. Won't blow you away... very far... but it'll huff and puff a bit. I love this grape.

Feb 15th, 2018
Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.2

Very good effort for the vintage. Wins the award for most sediment I have ever seen in a bottle, which is no small achievement.

Very good effort for the vintage. Wins the award for most sediment I have ever seen in a bottle, which is no small achievement.

Mar 12th, 2017
WineMascot

2005 a touch prunish, maybe I drank it too young (read probably) enjoyable but I think I got impatient this time.

2005 a touch prunish, maybe I drank it too young (read probably) enjoyable but I think I got impatient this time.

Jan 9th, 2017
Marc Piro

Soft, round, supple, balanced. Easy to drink, highly recommended by me, Marc

Soft, round, supple, balanced. Easy to drink, highly recommended by me, Marc

Sep 30th, 2015
Branden Bidwell

Great value. Drinking well and would probably improve in 5 years or so.

Great value. Drinking well and would probably improve in 5 years or so.

Dec 26th, 2014
Jess

Pale-medium, ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of red cherry, cinnamon, rose, strawberry.
Dry. Flavors of raspberry, cinnamon, floral, strawberry, anise. Rich, firm tannins. Not typical, but delicious.

Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5

Pale-medium, ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of red cherry, cinnamon, rose, strawberry.
Dry. Flavors of raspberry, cinnamon, floral, strawberry, anise. Rich, firm tannins. Not typical, but delicious.

Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5

Oct 3rd, 2023
Vin d’Ottawa

After about an hour of breathing, this wine was much more subdued than I was led to believe.

Deceptively simple at first but really opens up in the mouth and when paired with a strong cheese.

After about an hour of breathing, this wine was much more subdued than I was led to believe.

Deceptively simple at first but really opens up in the mouth and when paired with a strong cheese.

Aug 3rd, 2020
Daniel Ciolek

Looked like a good deal on WTSO so bought a few bottles. Opened one today. Garnet red color, dark cherry and leathery nose, very tight on opening with intense leathery tannins, at 90 minutes more balanced with emerging dark cherry as the tannins reduced, seemed to be much more balanced at 3 hours with soft earthiness/minerals emerging as tannins softened and lingered. May cellar the rest a bit but very happy with the quality/value.

Looked like a good deal on WTSO so bought a few bottles. Opened one today. Garnet red color, dark cherry and leathery nose, very tight on opening with intense leathery tannins, at 90 minutes more balanced with emerging dark cherry as the tannins reduced, seemed to be much more balanced at 3 hours with soft earthiness/minerals emerging as tannins softened and lingered. May cellar the rest a bit but very happy with the quality/value.

Jul 8th, 2020
Anthony Pro

It’s a good wine. But it lacks something. Better Barolo’s for the price.

It’s a good wine. But it lacks something. Better Barolo’s for the price.

Apr 14th, 2019
Martin Sher

Rocca’s basic Barolo - perfectly aged. So good with a massive and funky cheese plate.

Rocca’s basic Barolo - perfectly aged. So good with a massive and funky cheese plate.

Jun 15th, 2018