Roagna Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy 2019

Roagna is one of Piedmont’s most revered traditional wineries, a fifth-generation family estate rooted in the hills of Barbaresco and Barolo. Led today by Luca Roagna, the domaine is known for its uncompromising commitment to purity, biodiversity, and old-vine Nebbiolo. The vineyards—most famously Pajè, Asili, Montefico, and the Barolo monopole Pira—are farmed with minimal intervention to preserve the natural balance of each site. In the cellar, Roagna follows a slow, classical approach: indigenous yeasts, long submerged-cap fermentations, and extended aging in large neutral oak casks. The result is a collection of wines that are deeply expressive, structured, and profoundly tied to their terroir, offering some of the most soulful and age-worthy expressions of Barbaresco and Barolo produced today

Working with very old vines in the estate’s Pira vineyard (located in Barolo), Luca Roagna crafts miniscule quantities of this gorgeous wine. Long fermentation and 5 years in old oak adds structure & complexity to the bright red fruit & mineral core. Food Pairing Pizza, pasta with red sauce, poultry.