Roagna

La Pira Barolo Nebbiolo

9.2222 ratings
9.258 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Matt Perlman

Elegant, nicely structured but drinkable now with air. Cherries, tar, charred wood

Elegant, nicely structured but drinkable now with air. Cherries, tar, charred wood

Jun 16th, 2022
Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

9.0

Blood sausage, black pepper, licorice and bright, tart fruit. Needed an hour but evolved over the next six hours. No rush to drink.

Blood sausage, black pepper, licorice and bright, tart fruit. Needed an hour but evolved over the next six hours. No rush to drink.

Mar 15th, 2021
Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

9.0

Bottle was delicious from the start and perfect for a cold evening outdoors. Tar and raspberry aromatics, juicy raspberry and tart cherry on the finish. Beautiful juice showing fine now.

Bottle was delicious from the start and perfect for a cold evening outdoors. Tar and raspberry aromatics, juicy raspberry and tart cherry on the finish. Beautiful juice showing fine now.

Feb 15th, 2021
Paco Suro

Day 2. High tannins. Good acidity. Well balanced.

Day 2. High tannins. Good acidity. Well balanced.

Nov 29th, 2019
Shengli Hu

Juicy red cherry, red plum, fresh blueberry, blackberry, game, leather, lavender, violet, rose, tobacco, barnyard/Brett, compost and stone. Elevated/high acidity with tart cherry and tomato. Grippy tannins as always, long finish, high intensity.

Juicy red cherry, red plum, fresh blueberry, blackberry, game, leather, lavender, violet, rose, tobacco, barnyard/Brett, compost and stone. Elevated/high acidity with tart cherry and tomato. Grippy tannins as always, long finish, high intensity.

Oct 22nd, 2019
Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.4

Beautifully constructed and classically built up, with tar, roses and mineral accents on the intriguing nose. Still tight and youthful but accessible thanks to great fruit and integrated acidity. Drink through 2025 at least. @Johan Eriksson

Beautifully constructed and classically built up, with tar, roses and mineral accents on the intriguing nose. Still tight and youthful but accessible thanks to great fruit and integrated acidity. Drink through 2025 at least. @Johan Eriksson

Feb 1st, 2019
Andrew Lohse

Robust. Rose, tar, woodsmoke, cherry (and strawberry intimations). Traditional. Red licorice. High acid, high tannin.

Robust. Rose, tar, woodsmoke, cherry (and strawberry intimations). Traditional. Red licorice. High acid, high tannin.

Nov 28th, 2017
Shay A
9.3

WNH Barolo theme.

Not having any experience with this producer, I tried a small glass at pop and pour, then decided to decant for an hour and a half. I then enjoyed the bottle over the next two hours.

I’m between a 92 and 93 here. If I had tried this blind, I think I would have taken this to left bank Bordeaux. As odd as that sounds, my reasons are mostly due to hardly any floral notes at all, and a hint of leather on the palate (with both the classic Barolo and Cabernet finish showing drying tannins). The longer this was open, the more cherry menthol notes picked up (but not in a bad way). Red currant, cherry and vanilla Pope tobacco, and underripe fleshy black cherry skin. Sporting a classically warm 2007 profile with richness and tannin, this powered through the entire evening and was best about halfway through. I’m sure it can hold many more years, but this is at a stage where the fruit is fading to the background and savory herbs, dates and fig will soon make their way to the forefront. Just depends on your preferred Barolo style. Enjoyed from a Grassl Cru glass which does a great job of accentuating the aromatics in old world wines.

WNH Barolo theme.

Not having any experience with this producer, I tried a small glass at pop and pour, then decided to decant for an hour and a half. I then enjoyed the bottle over the next two hours.

I’m between a 92 and 93 here. If I had tried this blind, I think I would have taken this to left bank Bordeaux. As odd as that sounds, my reasons are mostly due to hardly any floral notes at all, and a hint of leather on the palate (with both the classic Barolo and Cabernet finish showing drying tannins). The longer this was open, the more cherry menthol notes picked up (but not in a bad way). Red currant, cherry and vanilla Pope tobacco, and underripe fleshy black cherry skin. Sporting a classically warm 2007 profile with richness and tannin, this powered through the entire evening and was best about halfway through. I’m sure it can hold many more years, but this is at a stage where the fruit is fading to the background and savory herbs, dates and fig will soon make their way to the forefront. Just depends on your preferred Barolo style. Enjoyed from a Grassl Cru glass which does a great job of accentuating the aromatics in old world wines.

1 person found it helpfulMay 5th, 2021
Antonio Galloni

Founder, Vinous

9.6

Stellar. One of my favorite wines in this week's article on new Barolo releases. Super classic, but will also drink well with minimal cellaring.

Stellar. One of my favorite wines in this week's article on new Barolo releases. Super classic, but will also drink well with minimal cellaring.

1 person found it helpfulOct 14th, 2017
Jeff Burrows

It's young, took several hours to open up. Then, wow. Served w/ tajarin with sugo di carne. Perfect

It's young, took several hours to open up. Then, wow. Served w/ tajarin with sugo di carne. Perfect

1 person found it helpfulSep 6th, 2014