Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Roagna |
Label Name: | Barbaresco Faset |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Barbaresco, Piedmont |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Nebbiolo |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 94 (Bruce Sanderson, Apr 30, 2023; best 2025–2042). Vinous (Antonio Galloni) 91 (Oct 2022)
Tasting Note
Supple, mid-weight Nebbiolo: macerated cherry and strawberry, dried florals (violet), cedar, tar and tobacco with mineral lift; ripe but firm tannins and a fresh, persistent finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, braised beef, venison, mushroom risotto, aged Parmigiano. Asian: Peking duck, Korean bulgogi, Sichuan braised pork, miso-glazed fish or shiitake mushroom dishes.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; de-stemmed; spontaneous (indigenous) fermentation with submerged-cap long maceration (~60–90 days); aged ~4–5 years in large neutral botti; bottled unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Roagna is a multi-generation Barbaresco producer (Luca Roagna) known for traditional, low-intervention viticulture, old vines and single-cru bottlings (Faset from calcareous clay soils).