Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv Vintage:2013 this is not to say

this is not to say that it is an elegant wine though it is less youthfully austere than I typically find with this wine

Lemon to gold ingot

Sweet floral and minty notes add freshness on the finish

palate-staining cassis

Perhaps this is a little sharper than the 2015 at the moment without the same roundness or depth

Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv Vintage:2013 this is not to sayThe 2011 Barolo Pira Vecchie Viti is deep, powerful and inviting, even with all of its forbidding tannin. In this vintage, the two Barolos are quite different. The straight Pira is quite delicate, while the Vecchie Viti is all muscle, brawn and old style classicism. Dark stone fruit, graphite, smoke, licorice, sage, menthol and dark spices shape the huge finish. This is an unusual 2011 that needs cellaring. Antonio Galloni