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Roberto Voerzio
With a string of excellent vintages in
Piemonte (1996 - 2001), Roberto Voerzio as won over the
wine press, consistently being awarded rating of 90 - 100
points for his Barolos (Voerzio Cerequio, Voerzio La Serra,
Voerzio Brunate) in addition to producing one of the best
Barberas in the region (Voerzio Vigneto Pozzo dell'Annunziata).
This estate, started by Giacomo Voerzio
in the 50's, has been run by his son Roberto since the 80's
and has done exceedingly well under this new regime. Considered
by many to be the leading producer of the region, Roberto
Voerzio is an outspoken modernist (in the same school as
Scavino, Sandrone, and Clerico) and is understandably, unabashedly
proud of his own estate and techniques. His highly concentrated
wines are the result of the very low yields he enforces
in the vineyard, leaving 8 buds per vine. If the summer
is exceptional, it is left as is and yields little more
than 1 bottle per vine, approximately 2 tons per acre. If
the weather is rainy and cool in late August or early September,
production is reduce.
The successful husband-and-wife team of
Roberto and Pinuccia Voerzio produces six big wines from
six different vineyards skirting the Piemontese hilltop
town of La Morra. Each wine shows tremendous character of
origin, even though the wines are undoubtedly ultra-extracted,
tannic and rather high in alcohol. The benefits of old vines,
minute yields and meticulous vinification of exquisitely
ripe grapes shine through in each vintage.
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