2006 Barbaresco Crichet Paje
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The 2006 Barbaresco Crichët Pajé is one of the most open, accessible vintages of this wine I can remember tasting. But it's still Roagna, which means the wine is powerful and structured, but less so than is typically the case. Iron, smoke, incense, tobacco, autumn leaves and a host of ferrous, savory notes are some of the signatures. As is sometimes the case here, extended time in barrel has dried out the fruit a bit. This is a style that personally gives me less pleasure, although, as the saying goes, your mileage may vary.
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The 2006 Barbaresco Crichët Pajé is a touch reduced at first. Aeration and time gradually release hints of dark cherry, gravel, menthol and licorice. It’s an attractive wine, but one from Luca Roagna’s early period. When it was released, the 2006 gave the impression of a wine with some evolution. It has aged quite well, likely helpd by the magnum format.
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Roagna is one of Italy’s finest estates, producing top, single-vineyard Nebbiolos in Barbaresco and Barolo. The estate’s Crichët Pajé Barbaresco is one of the rarest fine wine cuvées in Piedmont with fewer than 2,000 bottles produced each year.