Paitin, Barbaresco Riserva Sori Paitin Vecchie Vigne, 2004 CS20230611 non-irrigated vines in the Dundee

non-irrigated vines in the Dundee Hills

Today the domaine encompasses 13-15 hectares including prestigious parcels in Puligny-Montrachet

This patient approach develops complexity through time rather than oak

and the wine that defines the Momento style

Francois Chidaine took over his father's vines in 1989

Paitin, Barbaresco Riserva Sori Paitin Vecchie Vigne, 2004 CS20230611 non-irrigated vines in the DundeePaitin has been bottling Sori Paitin under its own name since 1893, which makes it one of the first single vineyard Barbarescos anyone put on a label. The Vecchie Vigne Riserva is the narrowest cut of that site: only the oldest vines, planted between 1953 and 1980, on the southwest facing flank of the Serraboella hill in Neive at 290 to 310 meters, in the sand and marl of the Lequio formation. It ferments in steel with a three to six week maceration