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

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

pure and highly complex red berry fruit aromas nuanced by a hint of iron oxide (a rusty earth character) that precedes rich

The bunches on average were loose and the berries small

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