Roero DOCG is the third point of a triangle surrounding the town of Alba, the other two neighbours across the river being famously Barolo and Barbaresco. But Roero remains relatively unheralded due to its difficult terrain and small number of great growers, despite its potential for fresher, finer Nebbioli. Stefano Occhetti is one vigneron who returned to reclaim the greatness of his family’s land in the ‘Occhetti’ cru of Roero in 2019 after an engineering career abroad. Few in his generation are interested in the challenge of Roero, one of the steepest and most rugged areas in Piedmont to work, so Stefano has spent the past few years scooping up prime historic vineyards, like the famous ‘Sanche’ cru, from retiring farmers. Thus a new star is born, with his dedication to excellence plain to see in the bottle.