and Roagna's bottling ranks among its finest expressions
with quinine building steadily through the finish
it delivers wild red berries
Built for decades of evolution
the block forces roots deep through a patchwork of shallow Witzel and Ritner basalts at the top to deeper Jory and Nekia downslope
Versio Francesco, Barbaresco, 2022 FBS2022 and Roagna's bottling ranks amongFrancesco Versio learned at the side of the legendary Bruno Giacosa team and is now one of Piedmont's most sought after young traditionalists, working tiny plots in the Neive corner of Barbaresco. His winemaking is classic to the core: long macerations and aging in large old casks. This Barbaresco shows the perfumed, elegant face of Nebbiolo, with rose, red cherry, tar, and dried herbs over fine, firm tannins. The 2022 is youthful and will reward a