Stefano Occhetti

Roero Rosso Riserva 2021

Stefano Occhetti left an engineering career to reclaim his grandfather’s low-yielding Nebbiolo vineyard in Roero. The 2021 Riserva is the estate’s top wine, built from sandy hillside soils rather than Barolo’s heavier marl.

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£14.50

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Roero Rosso Riserva 2021

From £14.50

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Tasting Notes

Wild berries, liquorice and violet petals create a wonderfully inviting expression of Nebbiolo. Elegant yet deeply characterful, this Roero Riserva combines vibrant fruit, floral lift and savoury depth in a wine that feels both refined and effortlessly drinkable.

About Stefano Occhetti

Founded in 2019 by a corporate engineer who abandoned a multinational career to reclaim his grandfathers' steep, unforgiving hills, this dynamic Roero rising star captures the ultimate garage-wine spirit of Piedmont. Backed by his fellow-engineer partner Giulia, Stefano Occhetti meticulously tends a minuscule five hectares of vines entirely by hand on vertigo-inducing slopes. Leveraging a rich, biodiverse forest ecosystem and ancient marine sandy soils, the duo crafts highly innovative, small-batch allocations—ranging from a tenacious, boundary-pushing Arneis to chiseled, structurally radiant Nebbiolos—that pulse with crystalline fruit purity, silky-smooth tannins, and a brilliantly fresh, narrative-driven energy.

About Piedmont

Piedmont sits in the northwest of Italy and is known for producing some of the country’s most distinctive and characterful wines. Nebbiolo is the headline act here, forming the backbone of Barolo and Barbaresco wines with firm structure and bright acidity. Barbera and Dolcetto add more easy-going everyday (and great value) options, while the region also produces crisp whites from Arneis and Nascetta, as well as the lightly sparkling, sweet Moscato d’Asti. Winemaking in Piedmont leans on tradition with a focus on expressing each vineyard site clearly. The result is a region defined by clarity, structure, and a strong sense of place in every style.

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