Roagna, Barbaresco Crichet Paje, 1979
A unicorn. Roagna's Crichet Pajè is one of Barbaresco's most legendary single-parcel bottlings — a tiny half-hectare selection of the oldest vines within the Pajè cru, on a micro-particle uniquely rich in white calcareous marl, producing only 2,000–3,000 bottles in any given vintage. 1978 was Alfredo Roagna's first commercial release of this wine, making 1979 one of the earliest Crichet Pajè bottlings ever to leave the cellar. The Roagnas (now led by Alfredo's son Luca) are among Piedmont's most uncompromising traditionalists — endless macerations, large neutral botti, multi-decade aging arcs. The 1979 vintage in Piedmont was a good classical year. At 46 years old, this is fully mature, fragile, and museum-piece territory — a chance to taste the foundational era of one of Barbaresco's cult cuvées.
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A unicorn. Roagna's Crichet Pajè is one of Barbaresco's most legendary single-parcel bottlings — a tiny half-hectare selection of the oldest vines within the Pajè cru, on a micro-particle uniquely rich in white calcareous marl, producing only 2,000–3,000 bottles in any given vintage. 1978 was Alfredo Roagna's first commercial release of this wine, making 1979 one of the earliest Crichet Pajè bottlings ever to leave the cellar. The Roagnas (now led by Alfredo's son Luca) are among Piedmont's most uncompromising traditionalists — endless macerations, large neutral botti, multi-decade aging arcs. The 1979 vintage in Piedmont was a good classical year. At 46 years old, this is fully mature, fragile, and museum-piece territory — a chance to taste the foundational era of one of Barbaresco's cult cuvées.
