Roagna, Barolo Vigna Rionda, 2003 needs photo the slower oxygen exchange promises

the slower oxygen exchange promises an even longer evolution

named in the local dialect for its chilly microclimate

25% Chardonnay

The palate is silky yet energetic

with all elements in balance and finesse

Roagna, Barolo Vigna Rionda, 2003 needs photo the slower oxygen exchange promisesA rare crossing of two Piedmont legends: Roagna the cult Barbaresco focused traditionalist making Barolo, from Vigna Rionda, the most coveted cru of Serralunga d'Alba. This was the very first vintage of the project: in 2003 Luca Roagna began buying grapes from an old contadino farming a parcel of white limestone marl planted to ancient vines in Vigna Rionda, a collaboration that ran only through 2006 (around 8,000 bottles per vintage). The 2003 was