2008 | Roberto Voerzio | Fossati Case Nere Riserva

Description

Red Wine: 2008 | Roberto Voerzio | Fossati Case Nere Riserva

Another fascinating wine from Roberto Voerzio. Beautiful ruby red color. Heady aromas of dried rose petals and wood smoke intermingle with morello cherries, licorice, lavender, and violets. Dried strawberries, cocoa nibs, and sandalwood oil add to the already complex core. Chiseled with an endless amount of spice on the back end and finish. Plush and silky.

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Producer: Roberto Voerzio

Ratings: JS | 97

Vintage: 2008

Size: 750ml

ABV: 15%

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Country/Region: Italy, Piemonte

Another fascinating wine from Roberto Voerzio. Beautiful ruby red color. Heady aromas of dried rose petals and wood smoke intermingle with morello cherries, licorice, lavender, and violets. Dried strawberries, cocoa nibs, and sandalwood oil add to the already complex core. Chiseled with an endless amount of spice on the back end and finish. Plush and silky.

Reviews:

• James Suckling: Aromas of dried rose petals, violets and black cherries. Some strawberries, too. Full body and round, silky tannins. Chocolate, flowers, and sandalwood. The tannins are just resolving now. A later release after 10 years after the harvest. Fantastic already.

Producer Information

Roberto Voerzio is one of the most acclaimed wine producers in Piedmont. His Barolo wines are highly prized at auction, and are known for being ripe, rich, and less tannic and oaky than many other examples of the famous appellation. The estate owns or manages 8.5 hectares (21 acres) of vineyards around La Morra, with high planting densities producing tiny yields. There are six different parcels of in a range of Barolo crus: Brunate, Cerequio, Capalot, La Serra, Pozzo dell’Anunziata and Sarmassa di Barolo, which are all sources for individual cuvées. In addition, 2013 saw the release of the first vintage – the 2003 – of the Fossati Case Nere 10 Anni Riserva. The portfolio is completed by two leading Barbera d’Alba wines (including the benchmark Vignasse), a Dolcetto d’Alba, a Langhe Merlot, and a Langhe Nebbiolo. Roberto Voerzio is regarded as an arch modernist, but this is more evident in the style of the finished wine rather than the methodology behind it. Macerations are typically 15 days, which fits into the traditionalist camp and, although Voerzio currently uses small barriques for aging, he has stated a desire to return to his previous practice of combining barriques with larger oak casks. The estate was formed in the 1980s when Roberto inherited five hectares (12.5 acres) of his father’s vineyards. His brother Gianni makes wine a few hundred meters away.