Roagna, Barbaresco Albesani Size:6x750ml As with the rest of

As with the rest of the 2014s

firmish but well integrated tannins and minerally freshness

and loads of complexity

the Rabajà simply has it all

A discreet touch of wood frames mildly reduced aromas such that I would strongly advise decanting this if you’re going to sacrifice a bottle in the interest of “science”

Roagna, Barbaresco Albesani Size:6x750ml As with the rest ofDrawing its fruit from a leased vineyard in Neive, the Roagna 2014 Barbaresco Albesani opens to a medium ruby color with pretty garnet highlights. The wine is redolent of dark fruit, dried cherry, tilled earth and black licorice. There is much more aromatic intensity here than you might expect given the rather subtle and nuanced appearance the wine makes in the glass. The soils in Albesani are fundamentally calcareous, and these conditions add to the