Rocche Costamagna
Piedmonte, Italy
On May 15, 1841 the police office of the royal Military Command in Alba granted Luigi Costamagna, son of the estate’s founder Francesco Antonio Costamagna, an official licence “to retail the wine produced from his own vineyards” in La Morra.
In 1911, Francesco Costamagna and his son Riccardo were awarded a gold medal at the “Gran Premio dell’Esposizione Internazionale di Torino” for fifty years of winemaking.
When Francesco died, his son Riccardo, an attorney, continued to manage the winery with the help of his wife Maddalena. When he died in the 1930s, Riccardo’s wife decided to sell the vineyards located outside La Morra. Wine was produced only for the family’s own consumption and some grapes were sold to other winemakers.
In the late 1960s, Maddalena’s niece, Claudia Ferraresi, together with her husband Giorgio Locatelli, restarted the commercial winemaking activity, planted new vineyards and modernised the old winery.
Since the mid 1980s their son Alessandro Locatelli has been managing the winery with the help of agronomist Gian Piero Romana and enologist Giuseppe Caviola.
Alessandro has improved the vineyards and wine-making techniques, he has been developing customer sales all over the world, and so carrying on the family tradition with passion and drawing on the wealth of experience gathered by the family.
Rocche Costamagna Wines
Rocche CostamagnaBarolo
93 Points From James Suckling
It is obtained from Nebbiolo grapes grown in small vineyards of La Morra and Verduno. The maceration lasts about two weeks; it is aged for 24 months in Slavonian oak barrels and at least one year in bottle. Its taste is elegant and smooth, characterized for fruity and balsamic aromas.
Rocche CostamagnaBarolo Annunziata
95 Points From James Suckling
The Nebbiolo grapes come exclusively from the vineyard “Rocche dell’Annunziata”. The wine is aged for 24 months in large Slavonian oak barrels, and then fined for at least one year in the bottle. Elegant and soft to the palate, it is characterized by the fruity notes of raspberry and a floral nose.
Rocche CostamagnaBarolo Annunziata Riserva Francesco
Bibienda 5 Grappoli
The Nebbiolo grapes come exclusively from the vineyard “Rocche dell’Annunziata”. The wine is aged for 24 months in large Slavonian oak barrels, and then fined for at least one year in the bottle. Elegant and soft to the palate, it is characterized by the fruity notes of raspberry and a floral nose.
Rocche CostamagnaBarbera Superiore 2018
Deep ruby red color. Rich and deep fruity flavor, well integrated with the spicy notes coming from the aging in small French oak barriques, revealing well-balanced juicy and jammy sensations. The overall perception of this wine is full and silky, well-structured and with good longevity. Long-lasting aftertaste.
Rocche CostamagnaBarbera D’Alba
A classic Barbera which has typical cherry aromas. It is a full bodied wine balanced by the characteristic acidity of the Barbera grape. The vibrant fruit is combined with spicy notes that come from ageing for 12 months in small oak casks. Fresh and pleasing to drink, excels as a luncheon wine.
Rocche CostamagnaDolcetto D’Alba
91 Points From James Suckling
Deep ruby red color with purple highlights. The aroma is very fruity and characterized by blackberry and marasca cherry scents. On the palate, the fruity flavor becomes even more intense, maintaining the freshness of this wine. The aftertaste reveals a light bitterish almond note.
Rocche CostamagnaNebbiolo D’Alba
It is made with Nebbiolo grapes. The vinification is traditional, with the maceration lasting eight days, followed by ageing for 12 months in large Slavonian oak casks. Hints of raspberries and blackberries, and an elegant and harmonious palate distinguished by soft tannins – a versatile wine.
Rocche CostamagnaArneis
Straw yellow color with green reflections. The aroma is enjoyably fruity, with honey scents. The pleasant mineral tones are well balanced by acidity. It is full and persistent on the palate. Excellent as an aperitif, it pairs well with starters, fish, seafood, and vegetable soups.