TN: Two Roagna Barbarescos

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TWO ROAGNA BARBARESCOS - Châteauneuf-du-Salil, Albany, NY (6/29/2025)

Salil made terrific grilled herb chicken and great sides. I brought the 2007 to compare an older Luca wine. 2007 wasn't a good choice since it was so different from 2019. Anyway, it was tasty and fun.

  • 2007 Roagna Barbaresco Pajè - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
    [Double-decanted at 4pm for one hour.] Smells dark and rich immediately after decanting. Maybe I shouldn't have decanted it for an hour. Seems more mature than it should be. Smoky black fruit in the nose with a hint of licorice. Complex, medium length. By 7pm, it seems to be coming back showing more sweet cherries. I think I should try another bottle soon. (92 points)
  • 2019 Roagna Barbaresco Albesani - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
    [Decanted and served.] Gorgeous nose of cherries and roses. At first there's a great wall of tannin in the mid-palate, but this softens in the glass. The underlying sweetness of the fruit comes through. This is quite stunning. (96 points)

Nice Evening.

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damn, those were both awesome. I’ll post real notes tomorrow, but that was a lovely dinner and the wines both were compelling. Preferred the Albesani as well, which showed another level of aromatic depth, but that was a lot of fun to drink those two together (and really instructive).

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