2022 Stefano Occhetti Roero 'Riserva Occhetti' Nebbiolo, Roero DOCG, Italy LC 2026 January Zaaliko and his sons source

Zaaliko and his sons source the pure clay high in the Caucasus Mountains

it's his wife Michelle and her neighbor Claudine

A blend of plants is used for vine treatments (nettle

spontaneous fermentation in foudres with indigenous yeats

this wine ages in barrel (20% new oak) for 12 months before bottling

2022 Stefano Occhetti Roero 'Riserva Occhetti' Nebbiolo, Roero DOCG, Italy LC 2026 January Zaaliko and his sons sourceFrom Stefano's family vineyard planted in 1945, planted by his Grandfather. These are low yielding nebbiolo vines planted in Roero's famously sandy soils. 2020 was the first time the oldest vines have been separated out to make this Riserva bottling.