Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv other_regions_italy This is a wine coming

This is a wine coming into its own with plenty more energy still

with plentiful fine-grained tannins that firm up on the long finish

There is a touch of dryness in the endnote

The nicely rich

pencil lead and tilled soil

Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv other_regions_italy This is a wine comingThe 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