Paitin, Barbaresco Riserva Sori Paitin Vecchie Vigne, 2011 so111725 take 2 a tightly focused Chardonnay from

a tightly focused Chardonnay from a tiny one-third hectare parcel called Les Goudelettes

achieved organic certification in 2018

mashed with Catskill Mountain water and aged upstate in charred American oak

all local oak) and a long 36 months on the lees precede zero-dosage disgorgement with no added sulfur

Rossj-Bass is named for Angelo Gaja's daughter Rossana ("Rossj")

Paitin, Barbaresco Riserva Sori Paitin Vecchie Vigne, 2011 so111725 take 2 a tightly focused Chardonnay fromThis is the most approachable of Paitin's back vintage Riservas, because 2011 was a warm, early year in Piedmont and the wine has always been the generous one of the group. It comes from the oldest vines in Sori Paitin, planted between 1953 and 1980 on the southwest facing Serraboella hill in Neive at 290 to 310 meters in sand and marl, a vineyard the family has bottled under its own name since 1893. A three to six week maceration in steel with a