Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv Vintage:2013 Note that like several wines

Note that like several wines reviewed above that my projected range assumes the underlying material is up to the job of successfully absorbing the wood treatment

A Syrah-dominated red

2014 was one of those vintages when it was impossible not to sit up and take notice of what was happening at Lafon-Rochet

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

palate-staining cassis

Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv Vintage:2013 Note that like several winesThe 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