Barbaresco, Paje, Vecchie Viti
    Roagna

    Barbaresco, Paje, Vecchie Viti, 2014

    96/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2014

      6x75cl

      DP

      £1,522.33

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Much like the regular Paje in style but magnified. Very intense flavours yet this keeps its shape, definition and charm. Red fruit notes of strawberry and kirsch with a kick of rock salt. Profound and sophisticated yet this glides smoothly across the palate and culminates in a lifted, mineral ethereal red fruit finish. The Paje vineyard is an ampitheatre in the centre of the Barbaresco commune facing south west and planted on limestone soils, sitting just below Rabaja. Vinified for 60 days on the skins before ageing for 5 years in large used wooden tanks.

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    Critic Reviews

    96/100
    Antonio Galloni,
    Vinous
    The 2014 Barbaresco Pajè Vecchie Viti captures everything that makes Nebbiolo so seductive. Constantly changing in the glass, the 2014 offers up a striking range of spice, floral and dried fruit character with an expression of weightless power and transparency that only Nebbiolo offers. Readers should expect a delicate Barbaresco. Other wines in this range offer power and/or finesse, but the Pajè Vecchie Viti is all about elusive, ethereal beauty. I especially admire how the wine gains structure and depth with time in bottle.
    drinking window 2022 - 2041
    date of review 11/2019

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    2014 Vintage

    If ever a case was to be made for the unjustly- maligned 2014 Piedmont vintage then Luca Roagna QC would be the man to make it! Our own clear verdict, after tasting his whole range, both Barolos and Barbarescos, is that 2014 is an excellent vintage here. Admittedly cool years such as this don’t always come with consistency and involve a lot of hard work to achieve the desired results, but within Luca's range lies proof that with excellent terroir and dedicated, thoughtful vine-growing it was possible to yield first rate wine in 2014.

    Luca is known for his late harvesting. This was particularly vital in 2014. He ran the risk of losing crop by waiting for full berry, skin and seed ripeness, thus ensuring the completeness of the wines and roundness of their tannins. A calculated decision by which Luca has been entirely vindicated. For this long, cool ripening season has resulted in accomplished wines of texture, finesse and clear vineyard expression.

    There was de-selection of unripe fruit required on some individual vines, but the health of the bunches was uniformly good all the way through harvest - there was "not a spot of rot" according to Luca. This triage was necessary on the younger vines and has resulted in a loss of volume of 20%. Older vine production was more stable. Fruit was picked at around 13.9 to 14 degrees of potential alcohol, relatively low by modern Piemontese standards, with good concentration and flavour ripeness. After 60 days of long, gentle maceration on the skins and 5 years ageing in large used wooden tanks, the wines were bottled at the end of August 2019.

    Specifications

    Country:
    Italy
    Region:
    Piedmont
    Appellation:
    Barbaresco
    Producer:
    Roagna
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Nebbiolo
    abv:
    14%

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