There is enough fruit for the 2001 to drink well for another decade or so

yet the Pajana remains a bit of a brute

as I had an opportunity to spend several hours tasting through all of the wines in barrel with proprietor Roberto Conterno

focused and beautifully well-delineated flavors that terminate in a precise

a pinch of spice on the finish

Domenico Clerico, Barolo Pajana other_regions There is enough fruit forThe 2001 Barolo Pajana offers up freshly cut flowers, espresso, mint, leather, exotic spices and plums. The fruit still shows plenty of intensity and the tannins have softened, yet the Pajana remains a bit of a brute. There is enough fruit for the 2001 to drink well for another decade or so, but I don't see this ever being a truly elegant Barolo.