# Montefico Vecchie Viti (Roagna)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG by [Roagna](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/roagna.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/roagna-montefico-vecchie-viti).

- **Producer:** Roagna
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Montefico
- **Production area:** Municipality of Barbaresco, Montefico MGA, halfway up the amphitheatre facing Neive; purchased by the family in 1929.
- **Soil:** Tertiary (Cenozoic) marine sedimentation, with marl in a calcareous clay subsoil.
- **Exposure:** South-east facing, at 230 m, on a small triangular 0.24 ha plot.
- **Vineyard planting:** Old Nebbiolo vines, some dating from immediately after phylloxera.
- **Vinification:** Aged for an average of five years in wood and concrete.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Made from the family's old vines in Montefico, the estate's longest continually vinified vineyard; bottled as Barbaresco Montefico from 2004 to 2006 and as Vecchie Viti since the 2007 vintage, about 1,000 bottles a year.

## Tasting notes

This Barbaresco Montefico Vecchie Viti reveals a garnet red color with complex aromas of dried roses, tar, and forest floor. The palate is powerful and structured, with firm tannins and a long, savory finish.