Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv other_regions_italy blue berry and a bit

blue berry and a bit of oak gives way to beautifully textured middle weight flavors that also terminate in a finish that displays a mild dryness though here it’s less pronounced

and based on the results

cola and dried ginger

the latter of which really comes up on the super-saline finish that is explosively long

Pretty and fresh red cherry and purple fruit aromas

Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv other_regions_italy blue berry and a bitThe 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