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The Story
The Crichet Paje is sourced from the top few rows of the Paje Cru, where the historic Roagna winery is located in the commune of Barbaresco. Luca's grandfather Giovanni purchased this vineyard in 1953.
Orientation: South-southwest exposure.
Soil: The soil is a white calcareous marl. The Crichet parcel of Paje has the highest limestone content of all of Roagna's vineyards.
Viticulture: The youngest vines that go into this wine are 60 ...
Vuosikerta 1977
The 1977 wine vintage in Italy was a highly challenging, poor, and mediocre year across most of the peninsula, as the country suffered under a cold, relentlessly wet, and sun-starved growing season. Persistent summer rains and an unseasonably chilly autumn blanketed primary interior regions like Piedmont and Tuscany, promoting widespread rot and preventing the grapes from achieving proper sugar concentration or phenolic maturity. The resulting...