2019 Roagna Gallina, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy Eigashima Shuzo It has a north exposition

It has a north exposition and a cool to cold microclimate with risk of spring frost

The farming is certified-biodynamic and the all vineyard work including harvest is manual

Vinification follows the exact same steps seen for the Gringet single-plot cuvées: gentle pressing

The challenges of 2019 were apparent in Piekenierskloof with hardly any fruit due to drought

so each bottle is DIFFERENT (done by hand) & may look like it's Barbera

2019 Roagna Gallina, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy Eigashima Shuzo It has a north expositionOne of the famed vineyards located in the commune of Neive. Fermentation lasts ten days in large wood casks. They ferment with a pied de cuvee made from their indigenous yeasts. They then use the technique of submerged cap (cappello sommerso") which can last 60 70 days."