Roagna: Langhe Red 2019

Roagna: Langhe Red 2019

Roagna: Langhe Red 2019

Geschmacksprofil

Leicht
Üppig
Sanft
Tanninhaltig
Süß
Trocken
Weich
Säurehaltig
  • In stock
  • Reordered, available soon
Delivery time: 2 - 4 days
Alkohol
14.0 % vol
Rebsorten
  • Nebbiolo
Region
Piedmont

100% Nebbiolo.

Piedmont's understated winner? The label boasts "Langhe Rosso," but in reality, as every year, the glass contains a downgraded Barolo and also Barbaresco. "Younger vines." For Roagna, that means under 25 years old. The grapes come from two vineyards with a high proportion of limestone in the marl soil, as well as sandstone.

Burgundy finesse meets Piedmontese climate. The bouquet alone is fantastically complex yet full of finesse. A touch of tar, intense limestone, and a hint of rusty iron, followed by sour cherry and sloe, black fruits, and dried rose petals. On the palate, it's pure, radiant, and grippy, with plenty of tannins that are wonderfully fine.

Medium-bodied, charming and full of finesse with orange peel and citrus aromas. A terrific bargain if you know the backstory. It's an open secret, though, and that's why this Langhe Rosso always sells out very quickly. It's basically a Roagna Barbaresco at an entry-level price!

Abgefüllt durch
Roagna
Roagna, Locality Paglieri, 9, 12050 Barbaresco CN, ITALY
Allergene
  • Enthält Sulfite
Winzer

Roagna

Roagna is located directly in Barbaresco. Luca runs the family winery with his father.

Only 12 hectares are cultivated with the utmost care and work is done in the traditional style. Luca vinifies his wines reductively, meaning almost excluding oxygen. He does this traditionally in large wooden barrels that are five times thicker than a classic barrique, thus allowing hardly any oxygen exchange through the wood pores. In addition, he ages his wines on the fine lees, which is like a youth serum. Similar to the aging of classic champagne, the wines age on the lees very, very slowly. This means the wines need significantly more time to blossom. With the greatest effort, the small operation achieves the masterful performance of marketing the wines as late as possible.

As a result, Barolo and Barbaresco usually appear on average a vintage later than many other producers. The vines are up to 80 years old.

The focus is clearly on Barbaresco, alongside some Barolo. Very exciting is also the Langhe Bianco Solea, a cuvée of Chardonnay and white-pressed Nebbiolo. A wine that, like the reds, lives from its structure.

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