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Piedmont (Barbaresco)
Barbaresco Crichet Paje 1998
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Maturation: Average 8 years in 50-60 hectoliter French oak casks, then at least 2 years in bottle.
Suggested food: Great structure and elegance suitable for haute cuisine food, this wine can be matched with red meat, stew meat, ripe cheese and pasta.
Best Drinking: 2010 - 2028
Tasting Notes / Review: Garnet-red color. Rich nose with a clear aroma , tobacco, spices and white flowers with an excitingly evolving bouquet. Extraordinary escalation of different olfactory sensations. Full, austere and elegant taste with a great structure.
”The 1998 Barbaresco Crichet Paje is the estate’s top bottling from its home vineyard and this selection does not disappoint. It is an awesome effort, revealing a dark violet color and heady notes of menthol, minerals, black cherries, chocolate and cocoa along with masses of dark fruit that coat the palate with notable intensity as well as precision. This big, weighty Barbaresco is seriously in need of additional bottle age and should drink well to at least age 25. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2028.” 93 pts, Antonio Galloni, The Wine Advocate.
$159.00 per bottle
Available by the bottle at LCBO Classics. To order your wine, call Vintages / Classics Sales Centre at 416.365.5767 with product #106500.