92pts Vinous (2023 score, 2024 NYR)
The 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo is a serious wine. Dense and pliant, with terrific textural depth, the 2023 has so much to offer. Supple, silky tannins wrap around a core of bright red-toned fruit, blood orange and cedar. What a pleasure it is to taste this. Drinking Window: 2024-2031

– ByAntonio GallonionJanuary 2025

Nicola Oberto and Stefania Drocco exude all the enthusiasm and passion of the younger generation in Piedmont. That comes through in wines that are increasingly pedigreed. Two thousand twenty-one was not without its challenges here. Frost wiped out 50% of the production in Rocche dellAnnunziata. As for the wines, they are positively stellar. The Nebbiolo harvest took place from October 6 to 21, on the later side for the year. Readers who have not discovered these wines owe it to themselves to do so. Not only are the wines brilliant, they also remain very fairly priced.

VINEYARD NOTES: “Vinification of grapes mostly coming from La Morra and Levice and a small part from Vicoforte and Monticello dAlba (Roero) too.”

WINEMAKING: Vinification of grapes mostly coming from La Morra and Levice and a small part from Vicoforte and Monticello dAlba (Roero) too. Alcoholic fermentation happens mostly in concrete and lasts around 10-12 days. Then malolactic takes place in concrete and/or stainless steel and cold stabilization happens outdoor or in conditioned steel tanks. After stabilization, the wine ages for some months in concrete, steel and plastic, before being bottled, usually in April-May of the year after the harvest

DESCRIPTION: this unoaked, fruity and drinkable nebbiolo is meant to be an easy (yet not trivial) wine to share with friends during a nice and funny chat. Drink it slightly cold, maybe while sharing a platter of mixed charcuterie or with some lovely tajarin al rag.