Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Roagna |
Label Name: | Barolo la Pira |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Piedmont (Castiglione Falletto). |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | Nebbiolo. |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 18-20°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate 97 pts (2017). Vinous 96 pts (Antonio Galloni). Wine Spectator 95 pts. Kerin O'Keefe 96 pts
Tasting Note
Perfumed rose and red cherry with Morello cherry, dried herbs, leather, licorice and baking spice; savory mineral core, firm polished tannins and a long, focused finish.
Food Pairing
Aged Italian cheeses, roasted or braised beef, game, mushroom risotto; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ, soy-braised beef, mushroom-based stir-fries.
Production Method
Traditional long submerged-cap maceration (≈60–75 days) with indigenous yeasts; aged ~5 years in large neutral botti; bottled unfined/unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Roagna family monopole 'Pira' in Castiglione Falletto (~4.8 ha). Traditional, low-intervention Piedmont producer with roots back to the 19th century.