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Bottle of Roagna, Barbaresco Albesani, 2020 - Red Wine - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York

Roagna, Barbaresco Albesani, 2020

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Roagna

$209.99

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Luca Roagna represents the fifth generation of his family in the Langhe, and his approach to winemaking is as uncompromising as it gets: certified organic viticulture, wild-yeast fermentation, sixty to seventy days of submerged-cap maceration, and roughly five years of aging in neutral wood and concrete before bottling without fining or filtration. The Albesani vineyard in Neive—a historic cru with calcareous-clay and sand soils—entered the Roagna portfolio with the 2014 vintage, and it has quickly become one of the estate's most celebrated bottlings. The 2020 growing season was excellent across Piedmont: early budbreak, crucial April rains that replenished water reserves, a warm but spike-free August, and cool September temperatures that slowed sugar development and allowed full phenolic ripeness in the Nebbiolo. Expect camphor, cedar, violet, and cherry, with tightly wound, fine-grained tannins and the kind of aging potential measured in decades. A Barbaresco of rare refinement.

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Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 94
"The 2020 Barbaresco Albesani presents an elegant, restrained expression of Albesani. Dried cherry, crushed flowers, cedar, mint and pipe tobacco open with a bit of coaxing. This ethereal, haunting Barbaresco has to much to offer. It will be interesting to see if it gains weight with time in bottle. Today, it is very much on the delicate, aromatic side of things." -Antonio Galloni

Wine Spectator

WS 94
"Broad and open, this red evokes plum, cherry, earth and eucalyptus flavors focused by vibrant acidity. Supple in texture, with firm yet well-integrated tannins informing the long, complex finish."

Kerin O'Keefe

WE 97
"Violet, perfumed berry, camphor and sun-warmed hay are just some of the aromas you'll find on the impressive 2020 Barbaresco Albesani from Roagna. Delicious and elegantly structured, the palate delivers succulent raspberry, ripe Marasca cherry, cake spice and blood orange before a star anise finish. Smooth tannins give it a velvety texture. A gorgeous wine. Drink through 2038." -Kerin O'Keefe

What importer Polaner Selections has to say about this wine...

Vineyard
One of the famed vineyards located in the commune of Neive. Same vineyard as Bruno Giacosa's "Santo Stefano di Neive"
Soil
Predominantly limestone soils.
Viticulture
Farmed organically.
Vinification
Fermentation lasts ten days in large wood casks. They ferment with a pied de cuvee made from their indigenous yeasts. They then use the technique of submerged cap ("cappello sommerso") -- which can last 60-70 days.
Aging
Aged for 5 years in large, neutral botti

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied