LA CA' NOVA
In the Piedmont, nestled on the ridge of a hill in the town of Barbaresco, is the ancient home and vineyards of La Ca'Nova which cover 12 hectares, 10 of which are for Barbaresco production. Total production each year is 25,000 bottles. Here three brothers, Pietro, Giulio, and Franco Rocca, give meaning to the fruit of their labors by producing some of the most beautiful Barbaresco available in the world today. The vines are cultivated with competence and love by people who feel close to the land; a time honored tradition dating back through the generations. They are particularly selective in their methods of cultivation and do not expose their grapes to any chemical treatment.
Their cellar, while equipped with the most modern of wine producing techniques, is nevertheless built deep under the ground far from any noise or motion, where the temperature is stable. Barbaresco must age a minimum of two years, one of which must be spent in oak barrels. The wine must then settle to develop its finishing touches in the bottle, so the bottles then spend long, quiet months, or even years, in the farthest corners of the wine cellar. Pietro, Guilio, and Franco give meticulous care to every step of the way to their final objective. All of their enthusiasm and work is focused on the vineyards. Their care and respect for the environment and the ecosystem in which they operate allows them to follow all the growing phases of the grapes and keep the quantity under rigorous control and therefore, a very high quality product. As a result, after all the wine-making operations, they have elegant wines with a strong character.
At the village of Barbaresco, on the hill in front of the little village, a big yard within the houses is ready to welcome visitors and friends coming from far away.
Here you will find a warm atmosphere, the simplicity and the friendliness of the people together with the peace of the country-side all around.
Only the highest quality Barbaresco deserves the Rocca brothers' "La Ca' Nova" label.
"La Ca' Nova" produces three bottlings from the estate, a Barbaresco Estate Bottled wine, a "Montestefano" Cru and a "Bric Mentina" Cru. All these wines are a triumph of experience and emotion.
Less than 300 cases are imported of each of these wines so they are micro-boutique in the truest sense.
Other wines produced are Barbera and Dolcetto.
Each year the farm carefully selects and produces, together with an estate Barbaresco obtained from a mix of grapes from their different vineyard areas,
three other Barbaresco wines from fruit of particular areas:
Montefico, Montestefano and Bric Mentina.
The annual average production is the following:
12000 bottles of estate Barbaresco, 5000 bottles of Montefico, 5000 bottles of Montestefano and 10000 bottles of Bric Mentina, 7000 of Dolcetto, 4000 bottles of Barbaresco, 1000 bottles of aqua vitae.
Wines Offered
La Ca' Nova Barbaresco 2004 BUY »
La Ca' Nova Barbaresco Bric Mentina 2004 BUY »
La Ca' Nova Langhe Nebbiolo 2005 BUY »
