Roagna, Barbaresco Albesani Size:6x750ml As with the rest of

As with the rest of the 2014s

firmish but well integrated tannins and minerally freshness

It's still very full and richly fruited on the palate

Grenache-lovers need to check out this cuvee as it always offers thrilling fruit and texture

A disappointment

Roagna, Barbaresco Albesani Size:6x750ml As with the rest ofDrawing its fruit from a leased vineyard in Neive, the Roagna 2014 Barbaresco Albesani opens to a medium ruby color with pretty garnet highlights. The wine is redolent of dark fruit, dried cherry, tilled earth and black licorice. There is much more aromatic intensity here than you might expect given the rather subtle and nuanced appearance the wine makes in the glass. The soils in Albesani are fundamentally calcareous, and these conditions add to the