2018 Roagna - Barolo la Pira Vecchie VitiColour : Red Producer : Roagna Label Name : Barolo la Pira Vecchie Viti Country : Italy Region : Piedmont Sub Region : Barolo Variety : Nebbiolo Vintage : 2018 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Ratings : Falstaff 98 pts, Wine Spectator 98 pts, Vinous 96 pts Tasting Notes : The Barolo Pira Vecchie Viti 2018 is of hauntingbeauty. Sweet dried red cherries, mint, sweet pipe tobacco, white pepper, orange peel, cinnamon, spice cake. This ethereal, light to

and in a vintage of this calibre

cocoa-powder tannins

the 2018 offered ideal conditions: ripe

For traditionally-minded producers like Roagna who work with old vines whose deep root systems are better buffered against climatic extremes

under the stewardship of his son Christophe

very clear and precise

417 cases made

Tasting Note : The 2014 La Fleur Petrus is impressive out of barrel and it continues to evince quality now in bottle

Date tasted 7th July 09

more concentrated year whose primary richness would have been fully absorbed decades ago

9-hectare appellation

Produced in relatively small quantities