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Roagna Barolo Vigna Rionda 2004

wa90

BN#250691

Roagna

Ruby color with garnet-red shades. Rich nose with a clear “goudron” (tarry) aroma , viola, spices, and red fruits with a constantly-evolving bouquet. Full, austere and elegant taste with a great structure, consistent with the olfactory sensations. Great structure and elegance, this wine can be matched with red meat, stew meat and ripe cheese. Sometimes it might be served as a “vino da meditazione” (meditation wine).

Wine Advocate

Roagna’s 2004 Barolo Vigna Rionda remains a mystery to me. I have tasted four bottles of this wine and found some variation. My first bottle was extraordinary, but subsequent bottles have been far less exciting. The wine possesses lovely liqueur-like fruit woven into suggestions of dried roses, spices and licorice. The best bottle reminded me of some of the greatest Vigna Riondas I have ever had in its freshness and structure, while other bottles have been more advanced, and while still pretty, lacking the sheer perfume and verve of the great bottle. That said, Nebbiolo can be a perplexing wine and some of the bottles may have just been shut down, so only time will tell which is the real Roagna Vigna Rionda. My best advice is to suggest that readers taste this wine before making any major commitments. This Barolo Vigna Rionda was vinified by Canale with the help of Luca Roagna. The wine saw a relatively short (by Roagna standards) maceration time of 60 days followed by roughly two years in oak. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2029. (90+)

Score: 90. —Antonio Galloni, October 2008.