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Roagna, Barolo Vigna Rionda, 2003

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Roagna
$229.00
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A rare crossing of two Piedmont legends: Roagna — the cult Barbaresco-focused traditionalist — making Barolo, from Vigna Rionda, the most coveted cru of Serralunga d'Alba. This was the very first vintage of the project: in 2003 Luca Roagna began buying grapes from an old contadino farming a parcel of white-limestone marl planted to ancient vines in Vigna Rionda, a collaboration that ran only through 2006 (around 8,000 bottles per vintage). The 2003 was the famously hot summer, but Roagna's long, late ripening and traditional approach produced a wine of remarkable lift for the year. At 22 years on, it's now in full drinking window — savory, structured, distinctly Serralunga, distinctly Roagna.

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Antonio Galloni

92 points

"Roagna's 2003 Barolo Vigna Rionda is quite pretty today. Crushed rose petals, anise, wild flowers, mint and sweet red berries all lift from the glass. The Rionda hallmarks - specifically, the intensely perfumed fruit - are all present but are seen through the lens of a very hot vintage that has robbed the wine of some freshness. Although the tannins are quite firm, the 2003 is best enjoyed over the next handful of years, while the fruit retains some freshness." —Antonio Galloni

More about Roagna

Luca Roagna is the fifth generation in a family that's been making wine in Barbaresco since the 1850s. His Dolcetto comes from vines over 45 years old, fermented with real patience and aged in neutral oak. This is the kind of wine that makes you wonder why everyone doesn't make Dolcetto this seriously.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2003

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Built for grand Piedmontese cooking: brasato al Barolo, roast pheasant with creamy polenta, agnolotti del plin in butter, or aged Castelmagno. Worthy of the table's main event.

Tasting Profile

Mature, savory, deeply structured. Tar, dried rose, leather, dried cherry, balsamic herbs, iron and brown spice. Serralunga power harnessed by Roagna lift; long, mineral close.

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