La Pira Vecchie Viti Barolo Nebbiolo

Many years left although tannins are rounding out. For me at its top.

Twelfth Night.

Licorice and red fruits. Incredibly precise. From 80+ years old vines in monopoly since 1990. Drinks beautifully now but definitively another 20 years to go.

Beautiful wine from 80+ year old vines. Very precise, licorice and red fruit. Drinks beautifully. Roagna monopoly since 1990.

Wow. Intense and light on its feet at the same time. Cherry cough syrup. Floral and mineral

Old fashioned Barolo, difficult to get the wine to sing at an an outside terasse with a 9.5 centigrade temp outside. Enjoyable a bit austere.

Mine

These are really old vines and it shows. Very elegant and fresh, balanced, wonderful crushed violets and rose fannèe, bright acidity. More evolved than we thought. Really good to drink now. Recommended.

Good material here that is still backward & needs more time but will be a rock star!

(Tasted at La Festa del Barolo, Del Posto NY)
What a wonderful surprise, the 2012 Roagna "Pira - Vecchie Viti". It stroke me with a beguiling nose, intense pure red/black fruit aroma and minerals. "Pira" is a monopole vineyard of the Roagna family and from the oldest wines the "Vecchie Viti" emerges. For a Castiglione Barolo I find it very deep & masculine, thanks to the old vine gravitas. A terrific Barolo with a long future ahead.