2011 Roagna Crichet Paje

Quantity Available2 in stock
Vintage2011
VarietalNebbiolo
Bottle Size750ml
StyleRed
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Bottle ConditionNormal

$978.88

2 in stock

Description
RP
97
Robert Parker
It's easy to fall into the cult of Crichët Pajé. The wine's name means "little hill" in Piemontese dialect, and the winemaking process is carefully weighed and contemplated. The Roagna 2011 Barbaresco Crichët Pajé is fermented with indigenous yeasts, with submerged cap and sees eight long years of aging in both oak and cement. Fruit is drawn from a half-hectare, south-facing parcel high on the Pajé slope that has been farmed by this family since 1953. The bouquet reveals wild berry fruit, rose hip, cedar, crushed stone, smoke and licorice. This expression is lightweight in texture, yet it expertly balances a full load of aromas and flavors on that small frame. The heat of the vintage has not hurt the freshness or the sharpness that you perceive here.
BS
97
Wine Spectator (Bruce Sanderson)
This red is full of mulled plum, cherry, menthol, stone and spice flavors. Concentrated yet fluid, with a tightly packed finish. Well-balanced and approachable now if decanted.
Best Pairing
Lamb