Barbaresco, Rabaja, 2022

There is an extra level of density, polish, and sandalwood notes here next to the Rabaja Bas, replete with spicy hints of cinnamon and tobacco and a lovely deep, yielding feel. As you’d expect from the Castello, it keeps its drinkability in a deliciously supple, open-knit way. The Castello has a total of 1ha in the steepest, south facing part of Rabaja, 0.5ha of which is 40 years old and 0.5ha is 15 years old (this goes to the Barbaresco Classico). It is fermented and aged in 25hl Slavonian oak casks.