2019 Barolo del Comune di Barolo
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With only 912 bottles produced, the Roagna 2019 Barolo del Comune di Barolo sees its fruit sourced from the Terlo vineyard, which measures a mere 0.17 hectares. Luca Roagna believes that his tiny piece of Terlo behaves differently compared to its peers (and differently compared to the neighboring La Coste and Ravera crus). That's why he prefers to give it a non-MGA village designation. Those sites show more finesse, and Terlo is more earthy in character, he explains. There is indeed a suave organic sweetness to this wine. It comes forward as redcurrant, iris root and potting soil.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2019 Barolo del Comune di Barolo is stellar. Elegant and polished, the 2019 is super-expressive right out of the gate. I tasted it after all the big guns in the range (twice!), and it had no problem following them. This is one of the more open-knit, accessible wines in the Roagna range, but don't let that fool you. It is a very serious wine. Crushed flowers, mint, licorice, spice and dried herbs open in the glass, all framed by the veins of minerality that are such a signature at Terlo.
About the producer
Roagna is one of Italy’s finest estates, producing top, single-vineyard Nebbiolos in Barbaresco and Barolo. The estate’s Crichët Pajé Barbaresco is one of the rarest fine wine cuvées in Piedmont with fewer than 2,000 bottles produced each year.