Lorenzo Accomasso, Barolo Vigna Rocchette, 2012 CHAMPCOUNT2026 Fruit arrives as each parcel

Fruit arrives as each parcel ripens and is added to the running ferment in concrete

Owner Bruce Murray acquired the 120-acre property in 2007 and planted the estate vineyard in 2013 with Cabernet Franc and other cool-climate varieties

fondue wine

complexity) and Salici (younger vines

with citrus pulled toward marmalade and the lees-derived texture deepened into something almost waxy

Lorenzo Accomasso, Barolo Vigna Rocchette, 2012 CHAMPCOUNT2026 Fruit arrives as each parcelThe standard tier bottling from Lorenzo Accomasso's most prized parcel, a sub cru within Rocche dell'Annunziata in La Morra. Lorenzo, who died in August 2025 at 91, was a true hermit traditionalist of Barolo's old guard, working alongside his sister Elena on three precious hectares with concrete fermenters, decades old Slavonian botti, and no concessions to fashion. Vigna Rocchette sits on medium clay with southern exposure, planted to old vines that