Roagna’s Barbaresco Gallina 2020 comes from the Gallina cru in Neive, one of the estate’s traditionally made, site-specific Barbarescos. Roagna is known for long macerations, aging in large neutral casks, and bottling without fining or filtration; the result here is a wine that reviewers consistently frame as aromatic, poised, and built to develop.

The strongest notices are emphatic. Kerin O’Keefe awards 96 points and highlights an “intensely fragrant” profile, naming “blue flower, pine forest, wild berry and dark spice,” followed by an elegant palate of “tart cherry, bitter orange, licorice, wild herb and truffle.” She also underscores balance, citing “fresh acidity that keeps it lifted and polished tannins.” James Suckling likewise scores it 96 and calls it “a graceful and floral wine,” with “dried roses, minerals, embers, licorice, strawberries and rhubarb,” finishing “polished yet thick,” and suggesting it’s “drinkable now, but best from 2027.”

Wine Spectator’s 95-point review adds detail on structure and age-worthiness, noting “ample ripe fruit and a supple texture” alongside cherry, strawberry and rhubarb, plus more savory notes of “mineral, tar and underbrush.” The magazine points to “driving acidity defining its linear profile,” and recommends cellaring—“best from 2028 through 2045.” It also reports production details: “384 cases made, 50 cases imported.”

Antonio Galloni (Vinous) is a touch more restrained at 93 points, calling it “the most open-knit of the Barbarescos in Luca Roagna’s range,” emphasizing immediacy in its “soft, silky contours” and flavors of “crushed flowers, mint, kirsch, sweet red cherry and cinnamon.”

Taken together, Gallina 2020 reads as a refined, floral Barbaresco with clear red-fruit character, freshening acidity, and the stuffing to reward patience, even if it’s already notably approachable for the house style.