Barbaresco Riserva 2015

Manuel Marinacci's Barbaresco Riserva is made from Nebbiolo grapes from the Rocche Massalupo vineyard, in San Rocco Seno d'Elvio.

We are in one of the most beautiful places in the Langhe: San Rocco Seno d'Elvio. The road from Alba gently climbs towards Treiso and Barbaresco, and overlooking these splendid hills is Manuel Marinacci's winery, where he cultivates his Nebbiolo vineyards around his home for the production of this Barbaresco in the Rocche Massalupo MGA. Manuel wants no stylistic labels; he considers himself a wine artisan and puts all his passion and love for wine into his work. Spontaneous fermentations all take place in concrete with indigenous yeasts, while aging proceeds in large barrels for 36 months.

The Winery: Manuel Marinacci

Manuel Marinacci is a young winery, founded only in 2002. The winery, like the vineyards, are all located in San Rocco Seno d'Elvio, a hamlet of Alba. As Manuel himself admits, his growth as a producer involved mistakes and imperfect wines, while today he has achieved a greater awareness that allows him to practice clean agriculture and to intervene as little as possible during winemaking. Today the company produces about 18 thousand bottles, a Dolcetto d'Alba, a Barbera d'Alba, a Nebbiolo and a Barbaresco, which only from the 2017 vintage bears the name of the MGA of origin, Rocche Massalupo, on the label.