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Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva 2016

Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva

2016
95
PARKER
94
SUCKLING

£152.00

/ 0.75 L btl
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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti14.5%

The wine

Quite exceptional, the Barbaresco Rabajà Reserva from Giuseppe Cortese starts out in a one-hectare vineyard astride its namesake, the famous hill of Rabajà, with a production run of approximately 6,000 bottles which are only produced in the best years.

After a meticulous selection of the grapes of this historic vineyard, with vines aged 60 years old, the vine matures for 40 months in Slavonian oak barrels of differing capacities (17 to 25 hectolitres), and 8 to 9 years old. This long repose in barrels is essential for guaranteeing the intrinsic characteristics of the fruit, its tannins and acidity, fundamental for enabling the wine to cope with a slow evolution. Not in vain, this great Barbaresco can age for more than 20 years, always showing itself to be in perfect condition, constantly elegant and harmonious.

On the nose, it reveals aromas of forest fruits, aromatic herbs like sage and rosemary, tobacco and leather, along with notes of blood and incense that create a complex and well-defined bouquet.

Making an impression on the palate are its imposing structure, its rich fine tannins, its depth, its intense menthol persistence... A noble and majestic wine which seems to evoke flavours from bygone years.

Drinking and storing

Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC

Ratings and awards

201695 PK94 SK
201396 SK
201193 PK
200895+ PK
PK: ParkerSK: Suckling

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The winery

Giuseppe Cortese

Giuseppe Cortese

The history of the Giuseppe Cortese winery started in the sixties, coinciding with the market consolidation that Barbaresco was achieving worldwide. The Cortese family was already living by then on top of a particularly well-regarded hill, called Rabajà, known for producing grapes of the highest quality. There, the company's first big challenge was the making of a great Barbaresco which would express the binding link between those grapes and the land that nurtured them. In...

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