Roagna, Barbaresco Asili, 2004 photo search then unfurls slowly

then unfurls slowly

Estate-grown in Valle de Guadalupe since 1997

long macerations often exceeding 30 days

complemented by herbal notes of cut grass and fresh basil

It’s less about muscle

Roagna, Barbaresco Asili, 2004 photo search then unfurls slowlyThe 2004 vintage marked the first time Roagna bottled Asili as a single vineyard winea milestone from a family that has produced Barbaresco since 1890 and is now in its fifth generation under Luca Roagna. The Asili cru is one of Barbaresco's greatest sites: a protected, south facing bowl on calcareous marl, producing Nebbiolo of rigorous tannin and exceptional elegance. Roagna's winemaking is among the most traditional in Piedmont: indigenous yeast