Lorenzo Accomasso

Lorenzo Accomasso was the legendary "garage" Barolo grower of Frazione Annunziata, La Morra - born 29 December 1933, died 8 August 2025 at age 91. He began making wine in the early 1950s; his first commercially bottled Barolo (1958) was presented publicly at La Morra village festivities in September 1966. Across more than 65 vintages he worked his roughly three hectares almost single-handedly, living simply with his sister Elena (who handled sales and hospitality from the 1970s until her death in 2016) and presiding over the Cantina Comunale di La Morra from 1991 to 2011. The estate now passes to a younger family member, Lorenzo Jr. (Italian "nipote" is ambiguous between nephew and grandson; sources differ).

Holdings sit in the Annunziata zone of La Morra, primarily two parcels around 500 metres apart - Rocche dell'Annunziata (full south exposure) and Rocchette (more easterly, Lorenzo's preferred site, planted to three Lampia variants plus a little Michet) - with nearby Rocchettevino completing the picture.

The lineup: a standard Barolo (the entry blend of his Annunziata plots), an Annunziata Riserva produced only in select vintages (2008, 2009, 2010 were the recent runs), and the single-vineyard Rocche dell'Annunziata Vigneto Rocchette Riserva, plus Dolcetto d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba, and Nebbiolo d'Alba. Vinification: extended maceration (sources cite anywhere from 40 to 60 days, vintage-dependent) in concrete tank with hand punch-down, then long aging in large 50-hl old Slavonian botti. Releases bottled roughly a year later than peers. Total output usually under 1,000 cases a year.