June 5, 2023 - No in depth notes. From memory. This bottle had more body and mature fruit. Juicy tannins of high quality.
Felt somewhat heavier and dryer on the palate. Drinks ok now but probably not for the long term.
June 3, 2023 - PnP, åpen og raus fra start. Krydret nese, modne jordbær og moreller. Rik og sødmefull frukt, men holdt i sjakk med god syre. Noe kirsebærstein som gir et ørlite bittert preg. Saftig og lang finish. Medium tørr. 14 % i semi varm årgang er pent. Drikker bra nå, ingen grunn til å vente.
July 4, 2021 - No movement here, still youthful and approachable, ethereal and elegant.
Works great for early drinking and will develop nicely the coming decades.
This bottle had a lot of sediments.
June 7, 2020 - An enjoyable organically grown wine that, for my preferences, still needs time. HOLD for additional complexity, etc. recommended
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February 5, 2020 - Veldig lys i fargen, lys og totalt transparent rød med oransje skjær. Primær aroma som så vidt har begynt å modnes. Preget av røkelse, kirsebær, lakris, sur-søt frukt, voks, bringebær og ett mineralsk tilsnitt. I munn har den god konsentrasjon og relativt mykt anslag og lett sødme i frukten i midtpartiet og tydelige og litt tørrende taniner i en lang utgangen. Kompleks og interessant vin som jeg gjerne skulle smakt igjen om 10 år.
January 20, 2020 - Organic. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, macerated for 60 days with the skins. Aged for approximately 20 months in old Slavonian oak bottis. 14% alcohol. Tasted blind.
Noticeably translucent yet quite dark raspberry red color. Wild, characterful and intense nose with lots of everything. Expressive aromas of fresh raspberries, some raisiny tones, light aldehydic notes of green apple, a little bit of ripe red cherry, a green hint of birch leaves and a spicy touch of white pepper. The wine is ripe, chewy and moderately full-bodied on the palate with bold, juicy flavors of fresh, brambly raspberries, ripe red cherries, some aldehydic notes of green apples, light stony mineral tones, a hint of leafy greenness and a touch of darker fruit. The wine is high in acidity with very ample and firm, yet not aggressively grippy tannins. The finish is quite grippy and somewhat aldehydic with long, firm flavors of licorice, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of brambly raspberry, light red apple tones, a hint of gravelly minerality and a touch of tangy salinity.
A very fresh, bright and impressively structured old-school Barbaresco - especially for one from the warm 2015 - but this time around the wine showed a slightly Fino Sherry-like streak of aldehydic greenness, which introduced some understated nuanced of apple slices, leafy greenness and salinity to the wine. There's a lot to like here - I especially enjoyed the well-managed tannins here: they really are ample and they offer lots of firmness, grip and chewy texture to the wine, yet the wine never once feels aggressively astringent or too tough. However, I suspect this bottle might've seen a bit too much oxygen for its own good, resulting in that Fino-like note of acetaldehyde, which takes its toll on the enjoyability. Were this bottle in pristine condition, it would've been easily a 92-94 pointer, but with these sappy green tones the wine unfortunately doesn't get full points this time.
February 2, 2019 - Yet another great bottle of this ripe fruited and expressive Roncagliette Barbaresco. Consistent notes all around which says a lot about this wine, straightforward and crowd pleasing young Nebbiolo. Recommended.
November 3, 2018 - 60 dager skallkontakt. Fermentering på sement. Spontangjæring. Modning på store fat, 1500 liter. Ufiltrert og lavt svovlet.
Rik og lett maskulin dronning med parfymerte røde bær, krydder, lakris og et pent floralt slør. Pen fyldig og lett syrlig vin med flott fruktbilde. Saftige konsentrerte røde bær, lakris og friske urter. Heftig saltpreg på en lang og foreløpig vel tanninrik utgang. Meget god vin med stort utviklingspotensiale. 92 poeng. For nå.
September 6, 2018 - Organic. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, macerated for 60 days with the skins. Aged for approximately 20 months in old Slavonian oak bottis. 14% alcohol.
Translucent, youthful and quite pale raspberry red color. Ripe, sweet-toned and brooding, the nose is quite expressive and fruity, but more about depth than playful freshness. Vibrant aromas of black cherries, liquorice root, some plummy dark fruits, a little bit of crunchy dark berries and a hint of perfumed floral character along with understated, funky nuances. The wine is moderately full-bodied, ripe and quite powerful with bold flavors of ripe cherries, stony minerality, some understated red-fruited sweetness, light tones of juicy blackberries, a little bit of raspberry marmalade and a hint of earthiness. The warm vintage is pretty evident in the sweet-toned fruit and somewhat warm alcohol, but overall the wine is remarkably bright and structured with high acidity and very ample and firm tannins. However, the tannins are definitely not harsh and aggressive, but instead ripe and of the piling-up sort. The tannic finish is quite mouth-drying and textural with powerful flavors of ripe black cherries, ripe plummy fruit, some stony minerality, a little bit of savory old wood, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a touch of alcohol warmth.
A quite tough but not aggressive old-school Barbaresco with good emphasis on the pure but brooding dark fruit and immense structure. The wine is wonderfully serious and balanced for a 2015 with a lot of depth and huge aging potential. The wine might be drinking well right now, but it will easily continue to develop for several decades more. A stunning powerhouse for a Nebbiolo that might feel pricey at 40€ (at the winery), but delivers for the price.
June 30, 2018 - Traditional and minimalistic, 60 days maceration, around 20 months in large botti. Generous nose of dark cherries, wild raspberries, rosehip, dried roses, some tar and a sneaking note of menthol, a medicinal note. Lovely nose, with slight funk. Deep, ethereal and full. The palate is strikingly juicy and easy to approach. High quality tannins that doesn't make much fuzz at all really, smooth even. At least when held around and below 18 degrees. Grippy but not drying. Acidity is good and will back this wine up for a good 10-15 years but something tells me that this isn't for the very long term. The only indication of a warm vintage is probably in the slightly riper fruit profile. Delicious.