Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Roagna |
Label Name: | Barbaresco Gallina |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Barbaresco (Neive), 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); Vinous 92 (Antonio Galloni); Gambero Rosso: 2 Bicchieri
Tasting Note
Perfumed red cherry, dried strawberry, rose petal, blood orange, and baking spice with forest floor, truffle and savory leather notes. Energetic acidity, firm polished tannins and a long, mineral-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Western: braised beef, roasted lamb, mushroom risotto, tajarin with white truffle; Asian: Peking duck, miso-glazed black cod, beef rendang, Korean bulgogi; aged cheeses and umami-rich dishes.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Nebbiolo; indigenous yeasts; long submerged-cap maceration (~60 days) in wooden vats; extended aging in large neutral Slavonian oak botti and concrete, minimal intervention, unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Roagna is a historic family estate from Barbaresco (mid-1800s). They leased the Gallina parcel in Neive in 2014; small-production, traditional methods and focus on site expression.