Castello di Verduno

Barbaresco, Rabaja, 2016

Name: Barbaresco, Rabaja
Brand: Castello di Verduno
Price: 320.42 GBP

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2016
75cl
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£53.40
2016
6x75cl
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£320.42

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Expressive yet subtle with some oregano and sage notes that complement typical Barbaresco seductive fruitiness - restraint but with energy and complex stony components; infused with a subtle saline feel, this offers a shimmering mouth-watering acidity and salty finish. A very different vineyard, and resulting wine, to Rabaja Bas. The soils are a similar limestone clay composition but this is an even steeper, well-drained vineyard that yields wonderfully complete wines of great ageing ability. Kept on the skins for 60 days after ferment and reared in large oak casks for 21 months.

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Critic Reviews

90/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

Macerated black cherry, cloves, leather, graphite and menthol give the 2016 Barbaresco Rabajà-Bas a decidedly somber, rustic quality that also comes through in the wine's feel. I would give the 2016 a few years in bottle to settle down, but I expect it will always be a tannic, four-square powerhouse. This is an especially virile style that speaks more to power than finesse.

drinking window 2023 - 2036

date of review 02/2020

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