Roagna

Barolo, Pira, Vecchie Viti, 2015

Name: Barolo, Pira, Vecchie Viti
Brand: Roagna
Price: 1450.33 GBP

95/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

94/100

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2015
6x75cl
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£1,450.33

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We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Monica Larner,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2015 Barolo Pira Vecchie Viti shows a light garnet color and a detailed bouquet with multiple layers of red fruit, spice, licorice, spent ember and soft cedarwood. The wine is taut and finely textured with fresh acidity and finely polished tannins. Generally speaking, wines from the 2015 vintage tend to be aging at different speeds, but this old-vine selection is taking its time and is poised to walk the distance in carefully measured paces.

drinking window 2023 - 2045

date of review 06/2021

94/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2015 Barolo Pira Vecchie Viti needs a bit of time in the glass for an initial whiff of reduction to blow off. As it often is, the Pira Vecchie Viti is an exotic wine built on an intriguing mix of aromatic presence and understated structure. In 2015, the two Pira Barolos are not as different as they usually are. While the Vecchie Viti has terrific persistence, it also is a bit fleeting for this wine.

drinking window 2023 - 2035

date of review 10/2020

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2015 Vintage

The key feature of the season was a July and early August heatwave, followed by a rainy week in mid-August and ensuing cooler temperatures which remained for the rest of the month through to harvest in October. In order to get the best from the hot summer season, Luca adopted various measures: anticipating the harvest (picking began during the first week of October, a week earlier than normal); including a small proportion of whole bunches during fermentations (5%) and also reducing the amount of time the wines spent in wood (three and a half years) in favour of cement vats. He has succeeded in producing aromatic, charming and beautifully-weighted 2015s.

Fruit flavours are smooth and seductive, tannins melt in the mouth and alcohols are measured (being ever so slightly up on the previous year to, 14.3% from 14%.) A hint of spice accompanies the warming, glossy fruit and, most crucially of all, the wines project with great clarity the differences between each of the vineyards. In short, it is a vintage we love and one we anticipate being enjoyable early as well as offering potential to age well into the medium and earlier long term – 10 years plus! The only negative is that the hot early summer conditions and strict vineyard selections have, unfortunately, resulted in yields being down by 20% on average.

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.