Hosted by Owners -
Alessandro & Francesco Locatelli
Masterclass: 5:30-7pm, 7 Wines with nibbles $60
Dinner: 7:30pm, 7 Wines & 4 Courses $135
Wednesday May 29th
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The Wine List & Menu
1st Course
Arneis DOC 2021, Our Price $33
Straw yellow color with golden reflections. The aroma is enjoyably fresh and fruity with notes of white flowers and green apple. The pleasant mineral frame is well balanced by the freshness and sapidity.
Winery Notes
Tempura white asparagus, caramelized miso
2nd Course
Barbera d'Alba DOC 2021, Our Price $36
Deep ruby red color with purple highlights. The aroma is very fruity and characterized by plum and marasca cherry scents. On the palate the fruit taste wide up and intensify, maintaining the freshness of this wine. The aftertaste consists of a soft and delicate almond sensation.
Winery Notes
Salmon carpaccio, black garlic, toasted almonds
3rd Course
Langhe Nebbiolo DOC 2021, Our Price $41
An elegant red, with pure cherry, blackberry and violet aromas and flavors. There's also no shortage of structure in this version, as dense, dusty tannins emerge on the minerally finish. Shows fine balance and length.
92 Points Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator
The 2021 Langhe Nebbiolo Roccardo is a mature, savory Langhe Nebbiolo, offering aromas of eucalyptus, violet, dark spice and ripe berry. Medium-bodied and savory, the elegant, accessible palate delivers dried cherry, crushed raspberry and ground clove accompanied by flexible tannins.
91 Points Kerin O’ Keefe, kerinokeefe.com
Notes of cherries and raspberries, sweet cardamom and chocolate nibs. Medium-bodied,ripe, but balanced and focused with velvety tannins and a flavourful finish.
90 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Barolo DOCG 2019, Our Price $85
Just mid ruby with orange tinges. Deep and a little brooding, with properly concentrated fruit underneath. With aeration, more and more complex. Lots of juicy, light fruit that is a contrast to the heavier nose. Juicy, lively finish with a deep layer of chewy tannins.
16.5 Points Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Prosciutto wrapped chicken, salsa verde
4th Course
Barolo Rocche dell`Annunziata DOCG 2019, Our Price $110
This is complex and deep with red plums, wild berry bush, chocolate and tree bark. Full and very fine tannins that are compact and evenly distributed across the palate and give the wine viscous and taut structure. Long and complex with a solid fruit core underneath.
94 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
This red balances cherry and plum flavors with notes of tar, licorice and sea salt. Firm, yet not overly astringent, lingering nicely on the earth- and underbrush-accented aftertaste.
93 Points Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator
La Morra. Lustrous ruby. Ripe, generous and poised at the same time. Great balance between ripe red fruit, juicy acidity and gravelly, coating tannins. Long and refreshing.
17++ Points Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Barolo Rocche dell`Annunziata DOCG 2018, Our Price $98
Heady, concentrated nose and then a dry finish. Still very youthful.
17+ Points Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com
Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata Riserva "Bricco Francesco" DOCG 2017, Our Price $168
This is settling in nicely, with cherry, raspberry, rose and late summer meadow aromas and flavors matching the supple texture and solid frame. Reveals details of iron, leather and tobacco as this winds down on the long finish.
94 Points Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator
This is red-fruited and floral with hints of walnuts and cocoa in the background. Medium- to full-bodied with ripe and firm tannins framing the fruit core and leading to a lingering, velvety finish.
94 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Lamb cutlets, melted beetroot, orange and fennel salad
To Finish…
Espresso & biscotti
Nakamura Chocolates
Vineyards:
The beautiful Rocche dell'Annunziata vineyard is the historic core of the estate. It is the best part of this cru: the term "rocca" indicates the highest part of the hill. It is a single body of 5.20 hectares cultivated with Nebbiolo da Barolo for the production of Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata and, only in great years and in small quantities, Barolo Bricco Francesco. Other plots on the estate are the Nassone and Pisotta vineyards located in the highest part of La Morra and some Barbera vineyards in the municipality of Verduno. In the vineyard, guided and integrated organic pest management is practiced to reduce the use of chemical products.
The wines produced by the company are an expression of the territory: Barolo, Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata, Barolo Riserva Bricco Francesco, Langhe Nebbiolo, Barbera d'Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba, Langhe Arneis and Barolo Chinato.
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About Rocche Costamagna:
Rocche Costamagna is a historic company. On 15 May 1841, the Police Office of the Royal Military Command of the city and province of Alba granted Luigi Costamagna, son of Francesco Antonio, permission "to sell wine at retail [...] for the wine produced from the grapes of his vineyards" in La Morra.
When Francesco died, his son Riccardo, a lawyer in Turin and Alba, continued to run the business with the help of his wife Maddalena.
In the 1930s, after Riccardo's death, Maddalena sold the vineyards outside La Morra, but not those located in the Rocche dell'Annunziata.
At the end of the 1960s, her granddaughter Claudia Ferraresi, together with her husband Giorgio Locatelli, decided to take over the reins of the family business, combining her profession as a painter with that of wine entrepreneur.
Claudia Ferraresi conceived many important initiatives for the Langhe: in 1975 she created the "Ca dj'Amis", a cultural association which suggested an interpretation of Piedmont seen from different aspects: from local art to micro-history, from minorities to the food and wine culture of the Langa and the recovery of excellence as a tourist and cultural resource.
It organises "Le tavole della cultura", around which events and initiatives on food and wine are organised through conferences, books and essays.
Among others, the series directed by Claudia Ferraresi "Cibo di carta" and "Libri da gustare", an annual selection of twenty food and wine titles. In 1990 he founded "I Ristoranti della Tavolozza", a select group of hospitality professionals committed to food education with initiatives aimed at the public, schools and gourmet enthusiasts.
Since the mid-1980s, Alessandro Locatelli, Claudia Ferraresi's son, has been in charge of every aspect of management, further improving vineyard management and winemaking and taking care of sales by expanding the sales network to the four continents.