Alba, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Great Barbera, drinks like a Barolo with milder acidity and tannin as per the grape’s typicity. All the Piemontese greats make serious Barbera and this is one of the better I have had in quite some time.
Great Barbera, drinks like a Barolo with milder acidity and tannin as per the grape’s typicity. All the Piemontese greats make serious Barbera and this is one of the better I have had in quite some time.
Sep 24th, 2021
I love a good Barbera and this is that. Great depth and nuance, the 2010 Roagna is a sophisticated wine that is intensely food friendly. Dark cherry, tar, mint and licorice combine. It's a stunner and was made even better when paired with a gorgeous risotto lovingly prepared by dear friends.
I love a good Barbera and this is that. Great depth and nuance, the 2010 Roagna is a sophisticated wine that is intensely food friendly. Dark cherry, tar, mint and licorice combine. It's a stunner and was made even better when paired with a gorgeous risotto lovingly prepared by dear friends.
Oct 27th, 2018
This is Barbera? You could be tricked into thinking it's a medium aged Nebbiolo. The nose showed lifted notes of dried cherry, strawberry and sweet herbs with hints of pine, leather, and dusty earth coming forward over time. On the palate, medium-bodied textures were offset by zesty acidity with firm, grippy tannin, saturating tart cherry, dried apple, saline-minerality, and inner floral tones. It finished on sweet herbs and minerals, providing a youthfully tannic sensation. This is one of the most interesting and engaging Barbera I've ever tasted.
This is Barbera? You could be tricked into thinking it's a medium aged Nebbiolo. The nose showed lifted notes of dried cherry, strawberry and sweet herbs with hints of pine, leather, and dusty earth coming forward over time. On the palate, medium-bodied textures were offset by zesty acidity with firm, grippy tannin, saturating tart cherry, dried apple, saline-minerality, and inner floral tones. It finished on sweet herbs and minerals, providing a youthfully tannic sensation. This is one of the most interesting and engaging Barbera I've ever tasted.
Jan 29th, 2016
Shazam!! I’m either drinking Barbera too young or this is just outstanding. If you poured me this blind I’d guess high end Nebbiolo. Cherry, earth, polished tannins, good length, excellent.
Shazam!! I’m either drinking Barbera too young or this is just outstanding. If you poured me this blind I’d guess high end Nebbiolo. Cherry, earth, polished tannins, good length, excellent.
Oct 6th, 2023
Roagna is my hero in Piemonte, I adore all his wines, can only recommend them, this is pure bliss😜
Roagna is my hero in Piemonte, I adore all his wines, can only recommend them, this is pure bliss😜
Mar 17th, 2016
A boy hot on the palate, but it settles down after a while.
Very good fruit. Dried cherries and maybe a little bit of leather?
The tannins are not too bad, and the acidity feels low.
Very nice
A boy hot on the palate, but it settles down after a while.
Very good fruit. Dried cherries and maybe a little bit of leather?
The tannins are not too bad, and the acidity feels low.
Very nice
