Roagna Dolcetto d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy 2023

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.

The Roagna Dolcetto d'Alba 2023 is a classic, structured Italian red from Piedmont, known for its fragrant notes of crushed flowers, red fruit (cherry, plum), spice, and licorice, with a silky texture, taut tannins, and vibrant acidity, offering complexity and approachability from old vines in Barbaresco's Pajé & Asili vineyards, often enjoyed young with food like pork, pizza, or roast chicken.