Lorenzo Negro - Barbera d'Alba DOC 2022 750ml (13% abv)

WINE CLUB SELECTION - OCT 2025 

This selection comes from at least 20 years old vineyards facing south/south-west grown as a classic Guyot.

Grapes are selected and harvested manually at the beginning of October in small boxes; once removed the grape stalks, they ferment at a controlled temperature in stainless steel containers for 10/12 days.

After fermentation, the wine rests 18 months in stainless steel containers; after being bottled in late summer, it refines several months in the bottle.

Colour: ruby-red with  violet 
cherry and raspberry jam and spicy notes of black pepper. 
smooth, full, warm and exuberant. 

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.

ROERO IS QUITE UNIQUE FROM ITS NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH IN BAROLO AND BARBARESCO. THE VALLEY WAS ONCE AN OCEAN. THE SOILS ARE FULL OF MARINE FOSSILS. THEY ARE LOOSE AND SANDY, ALLOWING FOR GREATER PERMEABILITY. THE LANDSCAPE IS ALSO MUCH DIFFERENT. JAGGED HILLS WITH MANY WOODLANDS AND BIODIVERSITY. THE WINES TEND TO BE FRESHER, MORE MINERAL DRIVEN, AND READY TO DRINK YOUNGER.

ROERO IS STILL A “HIDDEN GEM” IN PIEMONTE BUT THE NARRATIVE IS STARTING TO CHANGE. WINEMAKERS ARE PROUD OF THEIR LAND AND ARE EAGER TO COLLABORATE AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. LORENZO NEGRO HAS BEEN AT THE CENTER OF THIS RENAISSANCE. THE NEGRO FAMILY HAS BEEN MAKING WINE IN ROERO FOR OVER 100 YEARS. LORENZO’S GRANDFATHER AND GREAT UNCLES WOULD CART WINE FROM THE WINERY TO TURIN TO SELL IT IN LOCAL MARKETS. TODAY LORENZO RUNS A DYNAMIC WINERY FOCUSED ON PROMOTING THE TERROIR OF ROERO. HIS VINEYARDS AND CELLAR HAVE SERVED AS AN INCUBATOR AND SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE FOR OTHER RESPECTED ROERO GROWERS. ALESSANDRO BOVIO (LE MORE BIANCHE) AND MANUELE PRIOLO HAVE BOTH HAD STINTS IN THE NEGRO WINERY.

SPENDING TIME IN ROERO THIS PAST WINTER WE GOT TO SEE HOW TIGHT-KNIT THE LOCAL WINEMAKING COMMUNITY TRULY IS. EVERYONE WANTS THEIR NEIGHBOR TO SUCCEED, EVERYONE WANTS ROERO TO SUCCEED. WE ARE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO BRING IN THE FULL SCOPE OF LORENZO’S WINES:

region:

varietal:

style:

farming/cellar:

pairing: Risotto with beef sausage / Pork filet
/ Meat agnolotti