"The fine estate of Roagna has long roots in the commune of Barbaresco, having been started very early in the twentieth century by Vincenzo Roagna. Vincenzo passed on the reigns to his son Giovanni Roagna, who in his turn saw his son Alfredo succeed him as the head of the estate. Today the property is run by Luca Roagna, the fifth generation of the family. Luca was born in 1980 and succeeded to winemaking for the property soon after his graduation from oenological school in 2001. The style of the estates wines has been carefully passed down through all five generations of Roagna family, with the wines made in a very traditional and classic style. For the Dolcetto, grapes harvested from 45 year old vines are hand sorted, then fermented with native yeast in large wood casks. This wine sees 100 days of skin-maceration, and is then aged in large-format, old oak barrels for one year. It's fantastically fresh with expressive aromatics and bright red fruit tones. Bottled without filtration, this wine has firm tannins, savory undertones, and a silky, supple texture that is a lovely expression of this Piedmont varietal."~Distributor Wines