{"product_id":"roagna-barbaresco-pira-2020","title":"Roagna Barolo Pira 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points Vinous Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDrinking window:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2028\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2045\u003cbr\u003eThe 2020 Barolo Pira is a powerful, tightly wound young Barolo. Dried herbs, incense, licorice, tobacco and crushed autumn leaves add layers of nuance. This starts open with a bit of coaxing, suggesting a few years in bottle or a good bit air will do the trick. The tannins are insistent, but also polished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a magnificent set of new releases from Luca Roagna. The wines are perhaps a touch more open than they can be in more austere years, and yet they offer tons of classicism. Roagna gave the 2020 Barbarescos and Barolos a whopping 60 days on the skins, with spontaneous primary and secondary fermentations. The wines were aged for about 2.5 years in cask and then cement. Because of some practical considerations, the 2020s were bottled about a month later than normal. The Roagna Barolos and Barbarescos can seem a bit ethereal in the early going, but they often fill out with time in bottle. The wines also respond quite well to air, so I would not be afraid to open them in advance. Lastly, there is no new release of the flagship Barbaresco Crichët Pajé this year, as Roagna did not bottle the 2017.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barolo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44161583906950,"sku":"HAW-Roagna-Barolo-Pira","price":224.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/RoagnaPiraBarb.png?v=1784048882","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/roagna-barbaresco-pira-2020","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}