2021 Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva Paje

***Max. 1 bottle per order Paje is a unique amphitheatre that traps morning sun but gets cooled by river breezes, making it a site that constantly flirts with a beautiful tension between ripeness and high-toned acidity. The stellar 2021 conditions played right into its hands, letting the small crops ripen beautifully. In the cellar, they let the wild ferments run long and age the wine in large, neutral Slavonian oak barrels. This slow, patient approach gives the wine structural definition and prevents any heavy wood interference. This is a structural, tightly coiled red that rejects simple fruit sweetness. You get a firm mix of alpine herbs, blood orange juice and a deep, gravelly minerality. The tannins are prominent and granular, providing a massive framework that will need a few years to truly unwind. It is an authentic, no-nonsense look at Barbaresco terroir.