Lodali Barbaresco Rocche Massalupo Riserva DOCG 2021

About the wine

Beautiful single vineyard Riserva Barbaresco.

It is one of the best wines Walter Lodali has ever produced!

It is a wine with both nerve and great finesse – a transparent and vibrant interpretation, where everything seems to fall into place in a harmonious whole. A truly fine example of how elegant and captivating Barbaresco can be when it comes from the right hands and the right place.

The 2021 vintage may very well surpass the impressive 2020. It opens with an intense and nuanced scent of rose petals, lavender, mint, and blood orange, and the balance between fruit and oak is masterful. A wine with exceptional purity, length, and class - quite simply magical!

Ranked #13 on the Vinous Top 100 wines 2025 list - 97 Points

The grapes come from the Rocche Massalupo vineyard, one of the highest and most limestone-rich areas in the Barbaresco zone. Here the soil is rich in white marl and limestone, and the vineyard is located at about 350-400 meters altitude, which contributes to the wine's fresh acidity and aromatic tension. It is precisely the combination of limestone and altitude that gives the wine its airy and precise style.

Fermentation takes place traditionally in steel tanks with long maceration, and the wine is subsequently aged in large botti for a minimum of 30 months, which supports elegance and lets the terroir shine through without overwhelming oak influence.

When purchasing three bottles, they are delivered in a very special OWC.