Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv Vintage:2013 Perhaps this is a little

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

brooding and focused flavors that explode on the hugely long and deep finish

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

palate-staining cassis

The bunches on average were loose and the berries small

Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv Vintage:2013 Perhaps this is a littleThe 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