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100
/ 100
Wine Enthusiast
Red
Classification
Nebbiolo
Variety
2006
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Italy
Country
Piedmont,
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
100 / 100"This compelling, fragrant red offers stunning aromas of woodland berry, new leather, pipe tobacco, pressed rose and the barest whiff of tar. The palate shows finesse and complexity, delivering juicy cranberry, red cherry, licorice and baking spice framed in tightly wound, elegant tannins. It's still youthfully austere, with vibrant acidity that promises decades of aging potential."
- Wine Enthusiast
Tasting Notes
The 2006 Barolo Pira Riserva Black Label is a tiny selection of about 2,400 bottles that spent five years in cask and then a decade in cement. Dense, exotic and beautifully layered, the Riserva captures that sense of timelessness that is often a signature of the Roagna wines – a place in time in which wines are both aged and young at the same time. It’s that co-existence in two different worlds that defines many of the best wines here. Spice, orange zest, chocolate, spice, star anise and sweet pipe tobacco lend nuance to a wine that is just entering its first plateau of maturity.
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity