100% Nebbiolo, Ovello est l'un des sites les plus célèbres de toute la région viticole de Barbaresco. L'élégance et l'intensité de ce vin sont conférées par l'emplacement parfaitement situé de la vigne : sur les collines au-dessus de la rivière Tanaro avec une exposition S/SW et un sol calcaire et sablonneux. Aussi délicieux jeune que vieilli.

"Couleur rouge rubis intense avec un bord de grenade avec un doux parfum de pruneau, des fruits des bois avec une note de menthe....élégant avec de bons tanins, doux et soyeux, équilibré avec une acidité fraîche et un parfum intrigant de balsamique .”

Wine Enthusiast : 95 points : Underbrush, camphor, cedar and mature dark-skinned fruit aromas come to the forefront along with spicy notes. Full-bodied and firmly structured but also boasting a surprising weightlessness, the palate features dried cherry, steeped prune, licorice and tobacco set against a firm backbone of tightly knit, close-grained tannins. It's still youthfully austere so give it time to fully develop. *Cellar Selection*

Wine Advocate : 94+ pts : Considering the untimely passing of Renato Vacca in March of 2020, there is a lot of emotion coming back to this wine: It has always been an expression of Barbaresco nostalgia and romanticism, even when its creator was alive and well, working in these vines located directly under his family house. The Cantina del Pino 2017 Barbaresco Ovello bears his winemaking imprint with balance and elegance that never misses a beat. This vintage offers more density and concentration for sure, and the positioning of the Ovello cru overlooking the Tanaro River Valley sets the wine up for open-knit characteristics and suave softness. Those impressions are amplified in this vintage but are not overblown. Some 6,000 bottles were released and you get terrific value in this bottle. The wine is set to hit the market in September 2021.