Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv Vintage:2016 fresh peach and iodine

fresh peach and iodine

but wow - what a wine

especially if given a little air

The mouthfeel of the precise

anise and smoked meat building with air

Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv Vintage:2016 fresh peach and iodineThe Asili vineyard was purchased in 1961, and today the youngest vines are 80 years old. This is the central part of the cru, or what Luca Roagna calls the most "classic" part of the vineyard site. In a series of three old vine Barbaresco expressions, ordered according to growing level of intensity, the 2013 Barbaresco Asili Vecchie Viti is the first wine we tasted together. The bouquet here is nuanced and delicate with an evident mineral signature