Single Vineyard Barbaresco | Traditional, Elegant, and Beautifully Mature
Region: Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Vineyard: Pajà (Pajé)
Grape: 100% Nebbiolo
Style: Traditional, savoury, elegant, and classically structured
Nose:
Beautifully evolved and aromatic, opening with layers of dried rose petals, sour cherry, wild strawberry, dried cranberry, tobacco leaf, leather, forest floor, orange peel, truffle, and sweet spice. Delicate earthy nuances and floral lift reveal mature Nebbiolo complexity at an elegant stage of evolution. Mature Barbaresco is celebrated for aromas of rose, tea leaf, truffle, dried herbs, and red fruits.
Palate:
Refined and beautifully balanced, revealing flavours of red cherry, dried raspberry, blood orange, licorice, tobacco, tea leaf, savoury herbs, and earthy minerality. The palate combines maturity with freshness, offering tertiary complexity while still retaining energy and definition. A traditionally made Barbaresco, favouring finesse over power.
Structure:
Medium-bodied with silky, resolved tannins, vibrant acidity, and remarkable finesse. Manuel Marinacci follows a distinctly traditional approach to winemaking, fermenting Nebbiolo in cement or fibreglass and ageing in large Slavonian oak botti for approximately two years, preserving vineyard transparency and classical Nebbiolo character. The 2007 vintage in Piedmont produced wines with generosity, ripeness, and approachable structure while retaining ageing potential.
Finish:
Long, savoury, and beautifully persistent, lingering with dried flowers, tobacco, orange peel, spice, and earthy mineral complexity. Elegant and quietly profound.
Manuel Marinacci Pajà Barbaresco 2007 represents a beautifully traditional and artisan expression of Nebbiolo from Barbaresco. Manuel Marinacci is a small-scale producer based in San Rocco Seno d’Elvio, just outside Alba, known for crafting low-production, terroir-driven wines rooted firmly in classical Piedmontese winemaking traditions. His production remains extremely limited, with a strong emphasis on authenticity and minimal intervention.
The Pajà cru is one of Barbaresco’s most highly regarded vineyard sites, known for producing wines that combine perfume, elegance, and fine tannic structure. Compared with more muscular crus, Pajà often delivers refinement and aromatic complexity, making it especially attractive with bottle age.
The 2007 vintage produced wines with slightly greater generosity and approachability than more austere years, and today this bottle is likely sitting in a beautiful drinking window—showing mature Nebbiolo complexity while still retaining freshness and elegance.
The 2007 Piedmont vintage delivered wines of excellent ripeness, expressive aromatics, and approachable tannin structure. Warm conditions produced Nebbiolo with richness and charm, while maintaining the acidity and structure necessary for graceful ageing. In Barbaresco, the vintage is often appreciated for its accessibility and aromatic appeal.
Now: Drinking beautifully with 30–60 minutes decanting
Peak: Now–2030
Cellaring: Mature and fully expressive, though well-stored bottles should continue evolving gracefully.
