Since 1997, when Renato Vacca decided to vinify on his own his grapes previously sold to producers of Barbaresco, the denomination was enriched with a new protagonist.
This, thanks not only to the passion of the producer, but also to the vineyards located in their major part in the cru Ovello: limestones with veins of sand with a high content of calcium at 300 meters above sea level, facing south–southwest.
The vines have an average age of 40 years (but some are 70).
From here two wines that we review come (the others are not ready yet): Barbaresco 2004 and the very rich Ovello 2003, near to be awarded with the “5 Grappoli” (“5 Clusters”). They will be talked about in the future years.
