Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2004 NO20230823 from the meticulous vineyard care

from the meticulous vineyard care to the precise winemaking

There’s just enough barnyard character to keep it interesting

A non intrusive dry vermouth

Les Castets sits among Saint-Aubin's premier cru vineyards

Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2004 NO20230823 from the meticulous vineyard careBruno Giacosa was the modern benchmark of classical Piedmont, and Rabaj is one of Barbaresco's most respected crus, a powerful, structured site whose wines tend to favor density over perfume. This is a white label bottling, which in Giacosa's language meant the standard release in a vintage where he did not declare a red label Riserva, though many feel the 2004 Rabaj came very close to that line. 2004 itself is one of the great classical Piedmont