Sottimano Barbaresco Pajoré 2023 Grape_Nerello Mascalese being the estate's crown jewel

being the estate's crown jewel

tucked out of sight behind Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet

not a quick weeknight pour

but producers like Plantamura — focused on elevation

Sottimano Barbaresco Pajoré 2023 Grape_Nerello Mascalese being the estate's crown jewelThe Land Pajor is one of the most storied crus in Barbaresco, a south and southwest facing amphitheater in Treiso, the highest and coolest of the appellation's communes. Sottimano's parcels sit between roughly 230 and 300 meters on lean marl and limestone soils unusually rich in active limestone, the poorest and least fertile of the estate's holdings. That combination, cool air off the Treiso hills and stingy calcareous soil, is exactly why Pajor is