2022 Stefano Occhetti Roero Sanché

Sanche is a steep two-hectare cru of 70-year-old vines. It's the heart of this farm. The field has to be worked by hand. No tractor could safely traverse it. Tasted in December, and then again in March, the wine exhibited greater complexity than the Langhe Nebbiolo. Bitter chocolate and baking spices, followed by layers of soft fruit. It's exceptionally well-made. Stefano and his consulting oenologist Roberto vinify it wood. Malolactic fermentation happens in tonneaux, where Sanche rests for 16 months before bottling.