This beauty was open for business right out of the gate. Wow, talk about gorgeous purple fruit! Knew I needed to find more of this right away. My favorite of the Albino Rocca Barbaresco's to date. Voluptuous, but will appeal to both modern and traditional tastes because of its transparency to terroir.
Opened this for slow-o in bottle. Served at dinner a couple of hours later with grilled filet mignon, sauteed mushrooms, garlic-herb risotto and artichoke salad.
Grand-niece was visiting with her boyfriend on spring break from college. Fascinating to watch these two young people's eyes light up when they realized what they were drinking.
The Loreto went pretty quickly so we popped and decanted a 1997 Bruno Rocca Rabaja... Hard to choose which one was the favorite. The Loreto had a more classic profile and definitely has many more years of life ahead. The Rabaja is at its peak and is so seductive right now.... here are notes from previous review
http://lestastevinsdulac.blogspot.com/2014/03/bruno-rocca-barbaresco-rabaja-1997.html
http://lestastevinsdulac.blogspot.com/2014/03/bruno-rocca-barbaresco-rabaja-1997.html
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