The 2018 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata is deep, fleshy and super-expressive. There is plenty of textural resonance but without the excess oak that characterized so many previous editions. Even so, it would be nice to see a little more of the Nebbiolo translucence that this site is capable. I still find the coffee and torrefaction notes a bit distracting.

This is my favorite wine in this group of new releases from Mauro Veglio. The 2018 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata (a limited release of 2,500 bottles) offers dark fruit and dried blackberry with elegant hints of dark truffle or tar. Slightly evolved aromas give this wine a leg up in terms of complexity. However, the wine also grows in finesse, showing dried currant, rose tea and iris roots the longer it stays in the glass.