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Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja

Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja 1996

Name: Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja
Brand: Giuseppe Cortese
SKU: 102560
Price: 599 EUR
Availability: InStock

Giuseppe Cortese

Art. # 5984

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Translucent garnet color, showcasing the full brilliance of ripe Barbaresco. An exotic earthy nose with ripe plums, orange, porcini mushrooms, and tobacco. The palate is well-structured, with the typical high acidity and tannins of Nebbiolo. Complex, concentrated, and very dense. The finish is very long with layer upon layer of ripe plums and bitter chocolate and significant tannins. A stunning wine in classic style, worthy of any collection. This wine needs five or more years to open up, although it has spent three years in barrel and another three in bottle before release. Enjoy it with polenta and braised meats, game, any dishes that contain truffles, as well as aged cheeses.

Region

Piedmont Italy

Profile

Fruit
Body
Dryness
Tanins
Freshness
Alcohol

Variety

Nebbiolo

Flavours

Plum
Chocolate
Small black fruits

Glass

Serving Temperature

Temperature in the cellar

Food pairing

Vegetables
Red meats
Hard cheeses

Maturity

Ready for consumption

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Piedmont

Piedmont enjoys an unmatched position among the best wine regions in the world. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, among which are such famous and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco, and Barbera d'Asti. Although known for its strict, tannic, and floral red wines made from Nebbiolo, the biggest success story of Piedmont in the last decade is the sweet, white, sparkling wine Moscato d'Asti. Piedmont is located, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which surround its northern and western sides and form its natural border with Provence. To the southeast are the northernmost Apennine mountains. These low coastal hills separate Piedmont from its long, thin neighbor Liguria and the Mediterranean Sea beyond. Piedmont: “at the foot of the mountains” The Alps and Apennines are of great significance here, in various ways. They are largely responsible for the favorable climate in the region and have provided a certain level of protection from invasion for many centuries. The introduction and regular updating of foreign winemaking technologies is one of the main reasons Piedmont remains so advanced in viticulture compared to other Italian regions. The proximity of the region to France also plays a role in this.

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Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape variety behind the top-quality red wines of Piedmont in Italy, the most notable of which are Barolo and Barbaresco. Nebbiolo wines are distinguished by their strong tannins, high acidity and distinctive scent – often described as "tar and roses". The name comes from nebbia (fog) which is a common view of the vineyards in autumn. Powerful and intense, Barolo is the most famous and prestigious Nebbiolo-based wine, but it is increasingly rivaled by the slightly more elegant and perfumed wines from Barbaresco to the northeast, which rose to prominence in the late 20th Century.

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