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2008 Roagna Pira
- Barolo DOCG, Italy
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 164 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Formerly Roagna La Pira was labeled as 'La Rocca e La Pira'.
Vineyard notes: "Our vineyard sits on the side of Serralunga d’Alba and Perno and is Southeast facing. Pira contains specific characteristics due to the slow disintegration of the rocks of Castiglione. Our family purchased this vineyard in 1989. We have 4.88.30 Hectares (12.06 Acres) planted to vines which is the largest single parcel we own. The land is protected at the top by the Rocche of Castiglione and downstream from the forest with a stream flowing from Bussia of Monforte d’Alba. The habitat is ideal for our concept of respecting the land and the life of the soil. There are 6 unique micro parcels depending on the composition of the terrain which ranges from limestone marl Roca to blue stone. The vines for this wine are between 25 and 50 years of age. The roots are sourced by used the massage wood system by using only clippings that we have pruned from the Pira vineyard."
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Highlights
- From Barolo, Italy
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 164 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Nebbiolo
- Pairs well with Lamb
Winery
Roagna is a family-owned Piemontese producer based in Barbaresco. It had been producing wine well before its official classification in 1890, and is particularly known for its Barbaresco Crichët Pajé cuvée, one of the highes...
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- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- Pira is a historic vineyard located in the village of Castiglione Falletto and originally owned by the noble family who had a private road that connected the vineyard and the castle hundreds of years ago.
- Drinking Window
- 2016-2033
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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100% Nebbiolo
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Ownership
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Luca Roagna
- Total Production Volume
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15000 Bottles
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Our vineyard sits on the side of Serralunga d’Alba and Perno and is Southeast facing. Pira contains specific characteristics due to the slow disintegration of the rocks of Castiglione. Our family purchased this vineyard in 1989. We have 4.88.30 Hectares (12.06 Acres) planted to vines which is the largest single parcel we own. The land is protected at the top by the Rocche of Castiglione and downstream from the forest with a stream flowing from Bussia of Monforte d’Alba. The habitat is ideal for our concept of respecting the land and the life of the soil. There are 6 unique micro parcels depending on the composition of the terrain which ranges from limestone marl Roca to blue stone. The vines for this wine are between 25 and 50 years of age. The roots are sourced by used the massage wood system by using only clippings that we have pruned from the Pira vineyard.
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- Harvest Notes
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The harvest takes place normally during the middle of October by hand into small containers usually in the morning once the fruit has reached perfect physiological ripeness. Before being made into wine we manually select each berry in order to have perfect fruit.
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- Winemaking
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Fermentation takes place exclusively in large wood casks thanks to a pied de cuve created from our indigenous yeasts. This lasts for ten days and then we use the ancient technique of maceration by splinting the submerged cap process which lasts for at least two months, (60 – 75 days).
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- Ageing
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The wine is aged in a neutral oak barrel for approximately 5 years.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lasagne, meat Main Course
- Contains: béchamel sauce
- Italian
- Pork with mushrooms Main Course
- Italian
- Grouse roast with porcini Main Course
- Italian
- Grana Padano Cheese Course
- Italian cows-milk hard, crumbly cheese
- Italian
User Ratings
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Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
For Piedmont, the 2008 vintage was excellent despite some up and down weather.
Spring was initially mild and balmy, but an overcast April brought violent storms, which continued throughout May and June. Both Langhe and Asti saw heavy rains and conditions ...
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