Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv other_regions menthol and mocha overtones give

menthol and mocha overtones give the 2016 beguiling aromatic presence to match its layered

but not a great vintage for Celestins

in a somehow more baroque way

The elegance continues onto the sleekly muscular middle weight flavors that also exude evident minerality on the moderately austere finale that offers both very fine depth and length

Roagna, Barbaresco Asili Vv other_regions menthol and mocha overtones giveThe Asili vineyard was purchased in 1961, and today the youngest vines are 80 years old. This is the central part of the cru, or what Luca Roagna calls the most "classic" part of the vineyard site. In a series of three old vine Barbaresco expressions, ordered according to growing level of intensity, the 2013 Barbaresco Asili Vecchie Viti is the first wine we tasted together. The bouquet here is nuanced and delicate with an evident mineral signature