Roagna, Barolo, Pira Vecchie Viti 2014

The 2014 Barolo Pira Vecchie Viti is lifted with red cherry, anise, dried flowers, and pine. This medium-. bodied Barolo from this challenging and rainy vintage is fresh with fine tannins, a silky mineral texture, and vibrant notes of blood orange, menthol, and red berries. It is an energetic and refreshing wine to drink over the next 10 or more years.

The 2014 Barolo Pira Vecchie Viti is quite delicate and understated for this wine, which also means it will drink well with minimal cellaring. Macerated dark cherry, menthol, licorice, pine, spice, sweet tobacco and leather all develop in the glass. Next to the straight Pira, the Vecchie Vigne has an extra kick of mid-palate sweetness and richness that is quite attractive. For a young Roagna Barolo, the 2014 is very enticing and also accessible.