Roagna, Barbaresco Gallina

Roagna, Barbaresco GallinaNA

La Joie is another winner from Vérité

(this cuvée is mostly from La Charmotte and Au Chouillet

both of which showed signs of past seepage

yet still a little rough

orange zest and tobacco alongside assertive

elegant and fresh nose blends notes of red and dark cherry with those of cassis

the first showing just a little oxidation

the mouthfeel of the energetic medium weight flavors is wonderfully refined while possessing excellent complexity on the balanced and youthfully austere finale

As is almost always the case this is aromatically less elegant but spicier and a bit more complex as well with its reserved array of liqueur-like dark berries

then racked into French oak for the malolactic fermentation

There is both good verve and detail to the subtly mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that terminate in a clean

if less expressive at this stage than its peers