Roagna, Barolo Rocca Pira Size:12x750ml (from the upper part of

(from the upper part of Charmes)

This too is a large-scaled wine that is surprisingly dense in the context of the vintage with beautifully pure fruit

wet stone and citrus on the nose

fruitcake and floral pastille flavors that are accentuated by a strong suggestion of exotic spices

raspy and moderately short finish

Roagna, Barolo Rocca Pira Size:12x750ml (from the upper part ofThe 2003 Barolo La Rocca e La Pira, from vines between 20 and 50 years of age, is an expressive wine graced with dark cherries, plums, spices, cedar, menthol and minerals in a surprisingly accessible style for this producer. Medium in body, the wine offers superb length and finessed tannins that caress the palate through to the close. This is a little rounder, deeper and also plusher than the decidedly firm and austere Paje, and it is nearly as