The 2000 Barbaresco Riserva Paje is positively explosive. Sweet mentholated, balsamic notes wrap around a muscular core of fruit as this massive, textured Barbaresco opens up in the glass. The Riserva is unbelievably youthful, yet it promises to drink beautifully after another few years in bottle. It is a stunner. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030. Roagna is among the last to issue their wines, so the bottles I tasted for this retrospective are pretty recent releases! Still, it was illuminating to revisit the wines within the context of the vintage.