1988 Roagna Barbaresco Crichët Pajé

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93.7 points

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  2/1/2020 - cct wrote: 94 Points

  Double decanted in the AM and drun over several hours at dinner.
  
  Darker and more brooding than the 78. It is firm, dark fruited, ferrous, with balsamic notes on the nose. This is sappy and deep, and structured and firm. It is dark and a little stern (in a good way). It has a little brett that blows off quickly. My problem with this bottling is I have had a few bottles that were a little to very bretty. Youthfully virile, more overtly structured and firm, powerful wine that is a very solid '88 with tons of time in hand.

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  4/13/2018 - Markus IWC Likes this wine: 96 Points

  "Crichet Paje vertical with jokers, wine #6: Absolutely stunning wine and WOTN by a wide margin!! 🌟 bright transparent color with an orange rim. Amazing multilayered complex nose in perfect maturity, extremely elegant and sophisticated. Hits palate with staggering freshness, bubbling and tickling mouthfeel. Perfectly balanced with beautiful acidity, soft tannins holding up the structure, developed fruit and tertiary aromas. Chocolate, roses, delicate red fruit, coca cola, smoke, camp fire. 99p, BV=8, WV=1"

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  5/22/2017 - galenico Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Capolavoro di integrità, forza motrice e cilindrata. Scuro, minerale, incazzato nero, ma mantiene un' inspiegabile eleganza fuori dal comune. Vino immortale

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  5/19/2016 - Nanda wrote: 97 Points

  20+ Year Old Nebbiolo Dinner (Osteria Langhe): This is simply a sensational Barbaresco that I reckon is drinking at an absolute pinnacle. Beautiful nose is both full and subtle with an array of layered flavors that keep revealing them themselves -- dried black cherry, tar, roses and cracked spice, to name a few. In the mouth, gorgeous black cherry fruit is married with tar and spice notes. Excellent interplay of lithe fruit and grippy tannin. Crazy long and lingering. Bravo.

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  5/19/2016 - acyso wrote: 93 Points

  In which 20+ year old Nebbiolos were consumed (Chicago, IL): One of the candidates for wine of the night. This was simply a brilliant showing for this wine. Serious, deep, and dark aromas on the nose that you can lose yourself in. The palate has immense earthy richness to it, with some tart black fruit. It's a bit monolithic, perhaps, but in a good way. You can't help but be impressed by this wine. As a side note, for whatever reason, this bottle is not a real DOCG Barbaresco, but is bottled as Vino da Tavola. Odd...

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