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2020 Barolo La Pira Vecchie Viti, Roagna Wine Republic - Wine Merchant

2020 Barolo La Pira Vecchie Viti, Roagna

Piedmont, Italy

The Old-Vine Masterpiece

From the oldest vines in Roagna’s legendary Pira vineyard, this is Nebbiolo in its most profound form. The nose is hauntingly aromatic, unfolding with wild strawberry, red cherry and dried rose, layered with orange peel, pine, spice and delicate coffee notes. On the palate, it is both powerful and precise, vibrant red fruit wrapped in finely etched tannins and electric acidity. Notes of rosehip, herbs and mineral nuance build slowly before a long, structured finish that promises decades of evolution.

For when: the bottle deserves patience and full attention.
Pairs with: braised beef, truffle dishes or aged Parmigiano.
If this wine were a place: a misty morning in Castiglione Falletto.

“Vecchie Viti” means old vines, and in this case, it refers to parcels within the Pira vineyard planted more than 50 years ago, with some vines dating back to 1937. The vineyard itself is a monopole owned by the Roagna family, one of the great sites of Castiglione Falletto in Barolo.

The wine is made in Roagna’s uncompromising traditional style:

  • native yeast fermentation

  • extremely long maceration (often 70–100 days)

  • ageing for around five years in large neutral oak casks before release

The result is a Barolo of extraordinary depth and longevity, combining the power of old-vine Nebbiolo with the finesse and perfume that define the Roagna style.

Whats in the bottle
100% Nebbiolo

Notable Awards
97 Points – Vinous (Antonio Galloni) and 97 Points – Wine Spectator

£350.00 - £350.00
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Roagna is one of Piedmont’s most revered traditional estates, with a history in Barbaresco stretching back to the mid-19th century. The modern estate began to take shape in the late 1800s when the Roagna family started bottling their own wines in the village of Barbaresco, helping establish the identity of Barbaresco as a great Nebbiolo wine alongside Barolo.

Today the winery is run by Luca Roagna, the fifth generation of the family, who continues the estate’s uncompromising commitment to traditional winemaking. The family farms around 15 hectares of historic vineyards across Barbaresco and Barolo, including prized crus such as Pajé, Asili, Montefico and the monopole Pira in Castiglione Falletto. These sites produce some of the most precise and age-worthy Nebbiolo in Piedmont.

Roagna’s philosophy is deeply rooted in tradition. The vineyards are farmed organically with minimal intervention, and the wines undergo extremely long macerations, sometimes up to 90 days, followed by extended ageing in large neutral oak casks. The result is wines of extraordinary depth, purity and longevity, combining powerful structure with remarkable aromatic finesse. Today Roagna sits firmly among the elite producers of Piedmont, crafting wines that are both profoundly classical and unmistakably expressive of their historic Langhe terroir.