Red
Crichët Pajé
By Roagna, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
The result of research by Giovanni Roagna to select this specific terroir, aged longer than the estate's other wines and long kept as the family's personal reserve. Alfredo Roagna first released it to the market in 1978; the estate considers it its highest expression.
Tasting notes
This Barbaresco Crichët Pajé exhibits a deep garnet color, with an aristocratic nose of dried flowers, cherry, and a hint of truffle. The palate is incredibly structured and complex, with powerful yet refined tannins and a persistent, mineral-driven finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Crichet Pajé
- Production area
- Crichet Pajé, the highest part of the Pajè hill, municipality of Barbaresco; the family's historical estate-owned vineyards.
- Soil
- Calcareous marl with a high content of active limestone; Tertiary (Cenozoic) marine sedimentation.
- Exposure
- South, south-west facing, at an average altitude of 230 m.
- Vineyard planting
- Average vine age over 50 years.
- Vinification
- Aged for an average of five years in wood and concrete.
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