Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv Vintage:2009 but lacks the weight of

but lacks the weight of fruit to really drive it on into the long term

underbrush and a touch of the sauvage that continues onto the supple

rose water

white pepper and touches of clove develop with aeration

brooding and focused flavors that explode on the hugely long and deep finish

Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv Vintage:2009 but lacks the weight ofThe 2011 Barolo Pira Vecchie Viti is deep, powerful and inviting, even with all of its forbidding tannin. In this vintage, the two Barolos are quite different. The straight Pira is quite delicate, while the Vecchie Viti is all muscle, brawn and old style classicism. Dark stone fruit, graphite, smoke, licorice, sage, menthol and dark spices shape the huge finish. This is an unusual 2011 that needs cellaring. Antonio Galloni