Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv other_regions more elegant and more compact

more elegant and more compact than its peers

According to Daphne Glorian

along with a hint of exotic spices that builds steadily in the glass

super concentrated and wonderfully powerful

Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv other_regions more elegant and more compactThe 2011 Barolo Pira Vecchie Viti is deep, powerful and inviting, even with all of its forbidding tannin. In this vintage, the two Barolos are quite different. The straight Pira is quite delicate, while the Vecchie Viti is all muscle, brawn and old style classicism. Dark stone fruit, graphite, smoke, licorice, sage, menthol and dark spices shape the huge finish. This is an unusual 2011 that needs cellaring. Antonio Galloni