Lorenzo Accomasso, Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata, 2012 so022525 Barge with orange and lemon peel

with orange and lemon peel offering a burst of freshness

the tannins have polished into something silken while the dark Serralunga fruit holds firm

and a long earthy finish that hints at the premier cru neighborhood

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Lorenzo Accomasso, Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata, 2012 so022525 Barge with orange and lemon peelRocche dell'Annunziata is one of La Morra's most celebrated single crus, a steep, marl rich slope that gives Barolo its most perfumed, ethereal expression. Lorenzo Accomasso's parcels here were the heart of his estate, and the 2012 vintage was the first of a now legendary cool trio (2012, 2013, 2014) that produced classical Barolos of finesse and tension rather than power. Made the way Lorenzo always made wine fifty plus day concrete macerations,