Roagna Barbaresco Paje Vecchie Viti 2013 750ml

The 2013 Barbaresco Pajè Vecchie Viti possesses striking inner sweetness, captivating aromatic intensity and the structure to drink well for many years to come. Sweet red cherry, rose petal, mint and spice are all laced together in a hauntingly beautiful Barbaresco endowed with tons of pure pedigree. A marvelously complete wine, the Barbaresco Pajè Vecchie Viti is also one of the most compelling wines in this set of new releases from Luca Roagna.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Piedmont
• Appellation: Barbaresco
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red
• Alcohol by Vol: 13.5%

Varietal

Nebbiolo

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy’s finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means ‘fog’ in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.