2004 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Nebbiolo
Drinking Window 2022-2042
Region Paje
Soil Calcareous marl with a high concentration of active limestone, Particularly in the crichët pajé parcel; tertiary marine-sedimentary origin
Elevation 230.0 meters
Orientation South And Southwest
Harvest Dates October; hand harvested into small crates, usually in the morning, with two selection passes
Estate Grown Yes
Vine Age Exclusively old vines; the official Pajé page reports an average age above 50 years, while the exact-wine trade page states that the youngest vines used are more than 60 years old
Fermentation Vessels Large wooden casks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Extended Maceration Yes
Closure Cork
Production Details Roagna identifies the 2004 as a small Crichët Pajé selection released after 18 years and matured for at least an additional decade in the cellar. Its Riserva regime includes 80–90 days of submerged-cap maceration and very long maturation involving oak casks, concrete and ceramic, with production limited to no more than a few hundred bottles. The exact-vintage specialist page reports that the 2004's additional decade was spent in cement and steel before bottling and describes a 10-day fermentation followed by 80–90 days of submerged-cap maceration and subsequent neutral-oak ageing. The differing vessel descriptions are retained as source-specific observations because the sources do not establish a complete phase-by-phase vessel sequence.
Tasting Notes Dark red fruit, tobacco, cedar, mint, dried flowers and pressed rose petals
Critics Ratings 96
Producer Information
Website
Address
Loc. Paglieri 9, 12050 Barbaresco (CN), Italy; Str. della Pira 3, 12060 Castiglione Falletto (CN), Italy
Phone
+39.0173.635109
Email
Owner
Roagna family
Cellarmaster
Alfredo Roagna, Luca Roagna