Produttori Del Barbaresco, 2020
Barbaresco Riserva ‘Pajè’ 2020
Barbaresco Riserva ‘Pajè’ 2020
Originating from the 'Pajè' vineyard. After a 28-day maceration, it matured for another 36 months in large, used Slavonian oak barrels, and then for another 6 months in bottle at the producer's. The Pajè is a generous wine in a relatively polished style, with much bright fruit of cherries and morello cherries, with a juiciness that seems to hang over the robust tannins. We also taste some tobacco, violets, liquorice, and leather. Often one of the most approachable riservas, with an aging potential of at least 20 years.
Meer over Produttori Del Barbaresco
Meer over Produttori Del Barbaresco
According to many wine enthusiasts, this collaboration of 56 winemakers is considered one of the best cooperatives in the world. They are praised for their very high and consistent quality, all for relatively very reasonable prices.
First established at the end of the 19th century, and (after a closure forced by the fascists) re-established in 1958. They now own over 100 hectares of vineyards in beautiful locations, especially in the immediate vicinity of the village of Barbaresco.
They have an ingenious system to motivate all their members to go all out for quality. For example, members are not allowed to keep their best fruit to make their own wine; everything goes to the cooperative. And if high quality is delivered, the farmer in question receives a factor on the price per kilo. Quality over quantity, in other words.
However, in good years, the cooperative also produces nine different Barbaresco Riservas (separate bottlings from one specific vineyard). All from vineyards in the immediate vicinity of the village of Barbaresco, while Barbaresco DOCG as a wine region is much larger and also includes other villages.
Outside of Burgundy, this is very rare to our knowledge: nine 'single-vineyard' expressions of one grape variety, one producer, and one vintage...
