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Barbaresco 'Rabajà' Magnum Giuseppe Cortese 2020
Cortese Giuseppe

Barbaresco 'Rabajà' Magnum Giuseppe Cortese 2020

The Barbaresco  "Rabajà" by Cortese is a structured and powerful wine, born in one of the most famous cru of Barbaresco, aged for at least 20 months in barrel. Intense and deep on the nose, with varied fruity and vegetal scents, on the palate it is warm and enveloping, robust and very persistent: a great Barbaresco Magnum with timeless appeal

147,00 
Awards
90 Wine Spectator
95 Wine Enthusiast
94 James Suckling
93 Robert Parker

Features

Denomination

Barbaresco DOCG

Vines

Nebbiolo 100%

Tipologia

Alcohol content

14.5 %

Format

150 cl Magnum

Aging

20-22 months in big Slavonian oak barrels, then 10 months in bottle

Filosofia produttiva

Independent Winegrowners

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites

BARBARESCO 'RABAJÀ' MAGNUM GIUSEPPE CORTESE 2020 DESCRIPTION

The Barbaresco "Rabajà" by Giuseppe Cortese is one of those wines that, once established, it is impossible to forget. One of those wines that marks the time, which is not in any way tarnished by fashion, which always find yourself in the most important dinners and never stop to drink on cold winter evenings, perhaps in front of the fireplace. A wine to bring that respect, a wine style statements, durable, full, unique. The Barbaresco "Rabajà" by Giuseppe Cortese is this: one of the best expressions of the territory of the Langhe. A wine that brings the story of a large family since 1971 defends, preserves, promotes and enhances its territory. This tradition is carried on today by the sons of Giuseppe, Pier Carlo and Tiziana, who look to the future with the determination of those who want, year after year, to give the qualities of a great wine. The Barbaresco "Rabajà" by Giuseppe Cortese is just that. We are in the hills above Barbaresco, where the mention Rabajà occupies the highest part; through the Asili and Trifolera, in a side far from homogeneous. A side that is bordered on one side by the impressive amphitheater of Martinenga and the other has a profile much more linear and exhibited at noon. The size of Barbaresco "Rabajà" by Giuseppe Cortese is all in the Nebbiolo, the grape that finds in the aromatic complexity and a best expression of longevity. The Barbaresco "Rabajà" by Giuseppe Cortese begins with plant suggestions, and then give way to pleasant notes of wild strawberry, mint. Characterized by a clear and sharp minerality, the "Rabajà" by Giuseppe Cortese has a significant tannins. Barbaresco "Rabajà" by Giuseppe Cortese: a great wine, a timeless charm.

Colour

Deep garnet red

Scent

Starts with herbs suggestions, and then evolved into scents of strawberry, mint and mineral notes

Taste

Intense and warm, with a substantial tannins, long and persistent