Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv other_regions I would not mark it

I would not mark it down as a top tier Petrus

more elegant and more compact than its peers

The 2004 Blanc des Millenaires offers a striking combination of freshness and the complexity that develops in bottle

8% alcohol

if not complexity

Roagna, Barolo Pira Vv other_regions I would not mark itThe 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