Roagna - Barolo del Comune di Barolo 2013

Cultivation: conventional

Aging: 5 years in oak cask

Bottle aging: several months

Volume: 75 cl / 150 cl (slightly damged label)

Cellaring potential: 2033+

This is a new wine from the Roagna estate with properties in both Barolo and Barbaresco. The 2013 Barolo del Comune di Barolo comes from a tiny, tiny vineyard parcel measuring a mere .017 hectare with 50-year-old vines. Only 1,000 bottles were produced. Luca Roagna tells me that rather than a vineyard, it’s more like a house garden. The property is technically located in the Terlo cru, but because this particular parcel embraces the characteristics of neighboring Rivera and Le Coste, it was decided that the wine would be labeled as being from the greater Barolo township, rather than any one specific vineyard. This Barolo (like Roagna’s other wines) undergoes a very long maceration time and is fermented in large oak casks. This Barolo is beautifully and elegantly downplayed with fine aromas of black fruit, tar, licorice and forest floor. The quality of the tannins is very interesting, showing a very long, direct and silky finish. 94+/100 (06.2019) - robertparker.com