Roagna 'Langhe Bianco' 2023 Piedmont, Italy

Grape 🍇: Chardonnay (mostly), with a small percentage of Nebbiolo.

Style 😋: Medium bodied with electric acidity. Complex layers of yellow pear, fresh ginger, and a hint of toasted hazelnut. On the palate, those rich flavors are framed and lifted by a pronounced mineral streak that leads to a persistent finish.

Details 📌: The Chardonnay comes from a vineyard planted in the mid 1980s next to the family's historic cellar. The grapes undergo two manual selections before pressing. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts in wooden vats, lasting about ten days. The wine then matures for approximately two years in large, neutral oak barrels. Total production is only 5,000-6,000 bottles.

Story 📖: The Roagna estate is a pillar of traditional Barbaresco and Barolo, with a history in Piedmont's Langhe region dating back to the mid 1800s. Now led by the fifth generation, Luca Roagna, the family is renowned for a patient, non interventionist approach, crafting some of Italy's most profound and long lived red wines. This Langhe Bianco is a rare glimpse into their world in a different hue: a white wine made with the same reverence for place and process as their iconic reds.