IF ALESSANDRO BOVIO IS THE SOUL OF ROERO, AND MANUELE PRIOLO ITS BRAINS, LORENZO NEGRO HAS GOT TO BE THE EMBODIMENT OF ROERO HIMSELF. TOUGH, CONFIDENT, UNSCATHED BY THE PROXIMITY TO ONE OF THE MOST PRIZED WINE-REGIONS IN THE WORLD. LORENZO HAS BEEN MAKING WINES, FIRST WITH ALESSANDRO BOVIO, AND NOW WITH MANUELE PRIOLO AS HIS CONSULTANTS, THAT COULD EASILY COMPETE WITH THEIR LANGHE COUNTERPARTS. IN FACT, LORENZO’S WINES DON’T EVEN NEED A BENCHMARK FOR COMPARISON, IN THEMSELVES THEY SET A BENCHMARK FOR THE QUALITY THAT ALL OF PIEMONTE STRIVES TO OFFER. A 10 YEAR SPARKLING RISERVA THAT IS TO DIE FOR, AN AGED NEBBIOLO THAT IS ASTOUNDINGLY COMPLEX, AND SEVERAL EASIER DRINKING OPTIONS THAT MAKE YOU WONDER HOW ROERO HASN’T MADE IT BIG YET.
