Barbaresco, Rabaja Bas, 2020

Burnished, copper-red fruit, light in tannin - a jovial, berry-rich Barbaresco. Fragrant rosemary and thyme hints, on the subtler end of garrigue, the palate is nice and velvety but stops short of feeling too polished. A wine that is pleasurable from the get-go. Contrary to the name, Rabaja Bas is not the lower part of Rabaja but a continuation of the ridge, at the same elevation, on the west facing end as opposed to the full south of Rabaja. The Castello’s plot was planted in 1942 during the war. Fermented in stainless steel and aged in cask for 20 months