2013 Barbaresco Faset
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Pale ruby-garnet. Floral intensity to nutty, earthy spice, dried wild strawberry and clove touches. Beautiful elegance, with lovely, almost silky tannins. Long, floral, potpourri and dried wild-strawberry finish. There's perhaps a bit of brett there that emerges, but on this occasion it's OK. Graceful. (TJ)
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Tim Jackson MW, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The Barbaresco Faset makes its debut in the range in 2013. Intense spice and tobacco notes meld into dark red and cherry fruit in this wonderfully open-knit, expressive Barbaresco. Already quite supple, silky and giving, the 2013 will drink well with minimal cellaring. This is a terrific first vintage from Luca Roagna. Today, the Faset gives the impression it will age at a faster pace than is the norm for Roagna, but, as readers know, these wines can also stay at plateaus of maturity for many years. This small half-hectare plot yielded just 2,000 bottles. Roagna aged the 2013 in a single 15HL cask.
About the producer
Roagna is one of Italy’s finest estates, producing top, single-vineyard Nebbiolos in Barbaresco and Barolo. The estate’s Crichët Pajé Barbaresco is one of the rarest fine wine cuvées in Piedmont with fewer than 2,000 bottles produced each year.