Stefano Occhetti, Roero Riserva, 2021 SO031726 Luigi Einaudi These are not fruit bombs

These are not fruit bombs

creating a warm

Schiopetto

and a mineral finish that speaks to the estate’s deep-rooted vines and careful élevage

Stefano Occhetti, Roero Riserva, 2021 SO031726 Luigi Einaudi These are not fruit bombsA new wave Roero from a producer who walked away from corporate life to come home. Stefano Occhetti was born in Monteu Roero, then spent years working as an engineer abroad before quitting in 2019 to take over his family's small parcel (roughly 1. 8 hectares at the start, since expanded). The Riserva comes from the vineyard his grandfather planted in 1945 gnarled, low yielding Nebbiolo in Roero's famous sand rich soils. The 2020 vintage was the first