Producer Guide: Cantina Roberto Voerzio (Piedmont, Italy)

Paul Caputo

Nov 15, 2016 — 1 min read

Italy | Piedmont | Barolo DOCG | Barolo Producer Guides

Founded in 1986 in the village of La Morra, Cantina Roberto Voerzio are known for the production of exceptionally good single vineyard Barolo wines.

Roberto started with just five hectares.

Planted to a very high density, most of his vineyards are bottled seperately. They include historical parcels of Nebbiolo such as La Serra, Rocche dell’Annunziata, Cerequio, Fossati Case Nere and Sarmassa.

Understanding the subtleties of each the different Voerzio plots is a worthy study and is reflective of the intrigue and mystery that characterise Barolo as a whole.

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