Ovello is one of the most celebrated Cru in Barbaresco but in order to use the name Ovello Vigna Loreto, vines at the small plot “Vigna Loreto” must be cropped at 10hl/ha less than other Ovello vines. Albino Rocca is the only winery making a Ovello Vigna Loreto.
Grape: Nebbiolo
Exposure: South West
Altitude: 240 m
Vine age: 45 years old
Soil: clay and limestone with sandy veins
Ageing: in oak barrels in Germany and Austria (15 hl) for 2 years
Production: 2,700 bottles