Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv other_regions earth and anise plus a

earth and anise plus a waft of cedar chest

finishing with dark chocolate

(from a mix of vines up to 50 years of age)

this is a wine of power and refinement

Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv other_regions earth and anise plus aThe 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