Giuseppe Cortese

Rabajà Barbaresco Nebbiolo

9.127 ratings
9.23 pro ratings
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
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Certified Sommelier, President of Savvy Cellar Wines Inc.

9.1

Lovely, but could definitely stand a few more years of aging. Lots of black and sour cherry, menthol and bay leaf, black licorice, a hint of cinnamon, a bit of tar, and some kind of jolly rancher fruit finish at the very end. Typical high acids and grippy tannins I would expect from a young-ish Barbaresco. Needs food! I enjoyed it with meatballs and Parmesan broccolini.

Lovely, but could definitely stand a few more years of aging. Lots of black and sour cherry, menthol and bay leaf, black licorice, a hint of cinnamon, a bit of tar, and some kind of jolly rancher fruit finish at the very end. Typical high acids and grippy tannins I would expect from a young-ish Barbaresco. Needs food! I enjoyed it with meatballs and Parmesan broccolini.

1 person found it helpfulApr 10th, 2016
Ed Lehrman

2007 - This is very nice and drinking at middle age.

2007 - This is very nice and drinking at middle age.

May 28th, 2016
Jack Hasten

Very nice... 2007

Very nice... 2007

Apr 6th, 2021
Byron Hewett

Stunning bottle. Quite Burgundian. Tannins are relatively soft. Aromatics are just incredible.

Stunning bottle. Quite Burgundian. Tannins are relatively soft. Aromatics are just incredible.

Oct 25th, 2020
Byron Hewett

Drinking well.

Drinking well.

Oct 20th, 2018
Eli Barton

Great shape, classic aromas and flavors.

Great shape, classic aromas and flavors.

May 19th, 2018
Jason Sliwa

Delicious Barbaresco, but not stunning. Despite the age, still boldly tannic.

Delicious Barbaresco, but not stunning. Despite the age, still boldly tannic.

May 5th, 2018
Masa Kuzume

Bought this @Barbaresco wine event in autumn 2012, so I waited for 4 years to drink. It's lovely Barbaresco and strong but smooth taste.

Bought this @Barbaresco wine event in autumn 2012, so I waited for 4 years to drink. It's lovely Barbaresco and strong but smooth taste.

Aug 14th, 2016
Eli Barton

Solid Barbaresco, always a pleaser. Catching up from last weekend...

Solid Barbaresco, always a pleaser. Catching up from last weekend...

Apr 25th, 2016
Nathan King

Perfect rich mouth coating tannins . Notes of violet Roses on the nose / rich-dry powerful fruit complexity on the palate eased with a rustic cherry finish on the end. This Cru RABAJA 2007 vintage delivers every aspect one can expect from the Piedmont region of a Barberesco style wine

Perfect rich mouth coating tannins . Notes of violet Roses on the nose / rich-dry powerful fruit complexity on the palate eased with a rustic cherry finish on the end. This Cru RABAJA 2007 vintage delivers every aspect one can expect from the Piedmont region of a Barberesco style wine

Feb 4th, 2016