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An Exceptional and Rare Neal Rosenthal Selection! From the spectacular 2007 vintage — this is classic, old-school Nebbiolo. Magnums are a must as one bottle will not satisfy! |
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The Rovellotti family traces its roots in the Ghemme to the latter stages of the 15th century. Ghemme, located in the north-western Piedmont region, is a town of ancient tradition. At its center is the “Ricetto” a walled compound that served as a refuge for people of the area during times of strife and war. This citadel of 12,000 square meters was first mentioned in documents dating to the 10th century. Eventually, this brick-built structure evolved into a communal storehouse for the agricultural products native to the area with most of the surface being dedicated to wine. It is there that much of the work of producing the Rovellotti wines takes place … an historic cantina for the ultimate classical wines of Ghemme!
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2007 Rovellotti Ghemme Chioso dei Pomi DOCG
$95 magnum
The ultimate blend of grapes for the Ghemme is 85% Nebbiolo and 15% Vespolina.The wine is aged in large barrels of Slavonian oak for the first twelve months after harvest and then is racked into smaller five hectoliter barrels for an additional eighteen months. The various parts of the wine are assembled and blended together in the spring of the third year. After bottling, the wine is aged in bottle at least nine additional months before release.
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2007 Rovellotti Ghemme Riserva Costa del Salmino
$110 magnum
The grapes for the Riserva are sourced from the oldest Nebbiolo vines and the blend is 90% Nebbiolo and 10% Vespolina. The Riserva is aged for two years in large Slavonian oak barrels of 50 hectoliter size; then the wine is racked into smaller barrels (5 hectoliters) of French oak origin for an additional 12 to 18 months. After bottling, the wine is held for at least an additional nine months before it is released for sale.
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