Roagna Barbaresco Crichet Paje 2007 750ml

The 2007 Barbaresco Crichët Pajé is the first young Crichët Pajé I can remember tasting that still retains freshness, energy and some primary fruit. Sweet red cherry, plum, rose petal, mint and sweet spices give the 2007 much of its sensual, open-knit personality. The 2007 is endowed with striking inner perfume, silkiness and a level of total finesse I have not seen before. This is an exceptionally gracious Crichët Pajé, and yet there is plenty of tannin on the back end. Today, the 2007 is superb. The 2007 spent a bit less time in oak than previous editions and finished its aging in a combination of cement and stainless steel. (Vinous)

• Country: Italy
• Region: Piedmont
• Appellation: Barbaresco
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red

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.