Tasted blind. Unbelievably this is young! Tannins were kicking so we decanted for an hour. Earthy, notes of sour plums, miso, and red cherries. In the palate very fine but gripping dry tannins, ample acidity and great length. It would improve over the five years at least. I can even imagine what the VV cuvée would be like.
Decanted at 3 pm an drunk from 7.30 or so. Silky. elegant and fragrant, but not really exciting. Absurdly enough I actually preferred the glass I had when decanting, with its extremely fine-grained sediment that gave it a sort of texture supplementing the smoothness of the aged wine. Still I love this kind of human scale nebbiolo. It is, however, too tannic to really compare with pinot noir. I think I would try without decanting for my last bottle.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Roagna Barbaresco Asili 2004. My gadd dette er sexy! Høy intensitet med en guddommelig parfyme. Blomster, spice and everything nice. Ei litta mandel til og med. Slank i anslaget, likevel med en stor dybde. Fantastisk fruktkvalitet. Rent og elegant samtidig som den har en voldsom konsentrasjon og en nydelig friskhet. Dette er stor vin, og drikker fabelaktig nå. Kan også lagres. Laserfokus hele veien. Imponerende lang stram og presis finish med bestemte fine tanniner. Roagna leverer helt vilt bra her! 96p+
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Deep brick red. Dark, slightly dry cherries, herbs, some earth. Nicely balanced, still good fruit and an enticing dryness on the back end. Very enjoyable.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
1/25/2024 - Rani Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted blind. Unbelievably this is young! Tannins were kicking so we decanted for an hour. Earthy, notes of sour plums, miso, and red cherries. In the palate very fine but gripping dry tannins, ample acidity and great length. It would improve over the five years at least. I can even imagine what the VV cuvée would be like.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (2)
8/18/2023 - DK Amateur wrote:
Decanted at 3 pm an drunk from 7.30 or so. Silky. elegant and fragrant, but not really exciting. Absurdly enough I actually preferred the glass I had when decanting, with its extremely fine-grained sediment that gave it a sort of texture supplementing the smoothness of the aged wine. Still I love this kind of human scale nebbiolo. It is, however, too tannic to really compare with pinot noir. I think I would try without decanting for my last bottle.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/18/2023 - hajoha wrote: 96 Points
Roagna Barbaresco Asili 2004.
My gadd dette er sexy!
Høy intensitet med en guddommelig parfyme.
Blomster, spice and everything nice.
Ei litta mandel til og med.
Slank i anslaget, likevel med en stor dybde.
Fantastisk fruktkvalitet.
Rent og elegant samtidig som den har en voldsom konsentrasjon og en nydelig friskhet.
Dette er stor vin, og drikker fabelaktig nå.
Kan også lagres.
Laserfokus hele veien.
Imponerende lang stram og presis finish med bestemte fine tanniner.
Roagna leverer helt vilt bra her! 96p+
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
3/12/2023 - palbe Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep brick red. Dark, slightly dry cherries, herbs, some earth. Nicely balanced, still good fruit and an enticing dryness on the back end. Very enjoyable.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
10/30/2022 - kfinsrud wrote: flawed
Dessverre ikke helt i orden denne. Noe "mousiness" som i en funky Beaujolais. Blir ikke borte med luft. NR
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment