Azienda Agricola Rocca Giovanni

About Winery and Wines

Rocca Giovanni’s winery consists of 22 hectares of vineyards located in the municipality of Monforte d'Alba, a small village which is part of the eleven communes of Barolo of ancient origin which now owes its fame 'as well as the beauty of the great wines. For three generations, the Rocca family cultivates with care, passion and authenticity the vineyards of his property making wine harvest. The vineyards Pianromualdo, Sant'Anna, Trenta, Mosconi, Giudice e Ravera di Monforte are the main assets of the winery as part of suited zones and subzones of the most important maps of Langa. Over the years the winery amplifies transforming into a small cellar and starts a small bottles production. Giovanni decides achieving remarkable results with his wife Caterina to enhance the wine-making and using the help of oenologist Piero Ballario the range of wines Rocca comes to life. Helped by young daughter Federica and the strong son Maurizio winery now produces about 80,000 bottles a year of the following wines: Langhe Chardonnay Doc, Dolcetto d'Alba Vigna Sant’Anna Doc, Barbera d'Alba Doc in the two versions, regular and Vigna Pianromualdo, Nebbiolo d'Alba Doc Giaculin, Langhe Rosso Doc Rucat, Barolo Docg, Barolo Docg Ravera di Monforte (with the previously mention Bricco Ravera) e Barolo Docg Mosconi.. From the beginning the company puts into practice a simple philosophy based on respect for tradition in the land and the winery using eco-friendly products for the treatments in the vineyard and a natural winemaking that reflects more than the lifestyle of the Rocca family.

Red grape variety widespread in Piedmont and of ancient origin. It comes from the lands that were before the Marquis and then the Duchy of Monferrato. Strong adaptability to soil type and climate, abundant production, high yield of must and richness of color encouraged farmers to plant vineyards and to produce wine. Its importance grew significantly at the end of the nineteenth century when it was recognized as a strong and vigorous vine can resist phylloxera, which had invaded, destroying them, several vineyards. Shortly Barbera became the Piedmontese grape par excellence and its wine undisputed protagonist of farmhouse tables, the daily life of all the Piedmont hills. The vine Barbera attests in an exemplary manner the singular good fortune of the Langhe and Roero area: producing great wines for aging and at the same time give emotions in younger wines. In the past the Piedmont Barbera was considered "rustic", but with time grew in the estimation of the public because it has proven capable of providing, through appropriate winemaking processes, both excellent wines ready to drink, both wines of average longevity and good structure resisting time and confirm, after many years, the most original character of a land and a vine from the particular prestige. As for the Nebbiolo Barbera also shows in his character the nature of the soil of origin and the footprint soft and persuasive of calcareous marl clay for brevity we call "the white lands".