An opulent style, this complex red offers notes of cherry, plum, rose, fresh herbs, licorice, tar and mineral, with layers of flavor and texture unfolding as this builds to a long and nuanced aftertaste, where a stony mineral component lingers. So fresh, it's hard to believe this is closing in on a decade already. Best from 2025 through 2045. 140 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbaresco Select to Add

A solidly structured red, delivering macerated cherry and plum flavors accented by eucalyptus, spice, mint, iron and earth notes. Turns lean and sinewy on the lingering finish for now, yet a thread of ripe fruit lurks underneath. Best from 2025 through 2043. 136 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbaresco Select to Add

The 2014 Barbaresco Crich?t Pajé is a slender and extremely delicate wine with fragile floral aromas of roses or fresh violets picked off the forest floor. Those bright aromas are framed by light mineral shadings, aniseed and iron ore. The tannins are a little more structured here, yet they maintain that magical lightness and ethereal quality that you get across the Roagna portfolio. You will remember that 2014 saw lots of rain and cooler average temperatures, but many of Piedmont's best wines turned out especially graceful as a result of these conditions. This wine sees an extended eight-year aging period in both oak cask and cement. I tasted bottle 828 of only 1,640 made.

Beginning to mellow and reach its sweet spot, this red reveals rose hip, cherry, strawberry, currant and freshly mown hay flavors aligned to a sleek frame. This turns austere as it evolves on the palate, with the ripe fruit returning on the long, resonant finish. Elegant and harmonious overall, ending with the essence of ripe berry fruit, tart rose hip and mineral notes. Drink now through 2040. 150 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbaresco Select to Add

This is mellowing and approachable, revealing fading cherry and plum fruit framed by leather, earth, iron and wild herb notes. Opulent and succulent, backed by dense, refined tannins, with the structure lifting the flavors and focusing the lingering finish. Drink now through 2032. 65 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Piedmont / Barbaresco Select to Add