La ca'nova barbaresco "montefico vigna bric mentina" 2022

The elegant counterpoint to Montestefano — traditional Barbaresco from the Montefico cru, all lift and mineral tension.

From the same four-generation Rocca family cellar comes Montefico, the cru that shows Barbaresco's finer, more aromatic side where Montestefano brings the power. The winemaking is identical and uncompromising: wild-yeast fermentation, submerged cap held under by wood, and aging in large neutral casks that let the site speak. This is the "Vigna Bric Mentina" bottling, from a specific parcel within the cru.

Grower-scale, single-parcel Barbaresco from an estate Galloni scores in the mid-90s year after year. Vinous gave the 2022 a 93 → comparably pedigreed crus from marquee names cost far more → at $60.99 this is traditional single-vineyard Nebbiolo at a grower's price.

• 100% Nebbiolo from the Montefico cru, Vigna Bric Mentina parcel
• Native-yeast fermentation, submerged cap, large neutral oak
• Rocca family, four generations of traditional Barbaresco
• The elegant, aromatic foil to the estate's Montestefano

"Bright and focused, with fine balance… sage, mint, chalk, white pepper and orange peel." — Antonio Galloni, Vinous. Translation: a lifted, mineral, taut Barbaresco with a saline-edged finish — finesse over force, and built to age.

Two crus, two personalities, one traditional cellar — this is the graceful half of the pair. Exactly how you taste what "cru" really means in Barbaresco.