2013 Barbaresco Montefico Vecchie Viti

Luca Roagna continues to ratchet up the quality of his wines in a meaningful way. Probably the biggest change here in recent years has been the shortening of time in barrel for most of the wines from about five years in cask to around three and half. Upon release, the wines have more freshness, energy and nuance than they once had. Unfortuantely, the market has also noticed and prices are now quite a bit higher than they were when I first started visiting many years ago. Readers will see the addition of two new wines in the range, a Barbaresco from Faset and Barolo del Comune di Barolo (Barolo from the village of Barolo) that is sourced from the Terlo cru. Readers who can find these wines should not hesitate, as they are positively stellar.