underbrush and a touch of the sauvage that continues onto the supple
Background notes of wood are discernible but stop short of being invasive as they still allow the restrained
white pepper and touches of clove develop with aeration
but lacks the weight of fruit to really drive it on into the long term
Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv Vintage:2009 underbrush and a touch 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