2008 Barbaresco Pajè Vecchie Viti

Luca Roagna bottles a bit (or a lot!) later than most producers, so the 2008 Barolos are the current release. For ease of reference, I have also included notes on Roagna's 2008 Barbarescos, and two older wines that are just being released. Over the last few years, Roagna has made an effort to release most of his wines of the same vintage together, which makes it easier to keep track of the wines. Roagna is also using better corks befitting of wines meant to be aged as normal. Lastly, the new, cavernous cellar in Castiglione Falletto is nearly complete, which hopefully will allow Roagna to address the small imperfections that have at times been the Achilles heel here. For the rest, everything is the same; low yields, late harvests, very long macerations and long elevage in oak all remain cornerstones of the approach at this historic family-run property with choice parcels in Barbaresco and Castiglione Falletto.