2020 Barbaresco Rabaja
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Bruno Rocca's 2020 Barbaresco Rabajà is a wine of clarity and definition. This special vineyard site is always distinguished by the clean sharpness of its fruit. Red and blue fruits cede to etched notes of crushed stone and toasted spice. These aromas engage in a delicate dance in a manner only the Nebbiolo grape can achieve. The tannins are polished and firm but also more approachable in this vintage. Production is 6,000 bottles.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
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Limestone with blue and grey marl and a chalky strip in the middle. Firm ruby. Little bit spicy and denser than Currà. (JR)
The 2020 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is seriously impressive. Dark and potent in the glass, the 2020 offers up an exotic mix of blue/blackish fruit, cloves, new leather, lavender, menthol and incense. Readers will find a Barbaresco with a ton of site character. The 2020 is wonderfully vivid and full of class. All it needs is time.
Barbaresco. Concentrated mid ruby. Balsamic cherry and strawberry nose with a hint of cinnamon bark. Supple and lush strawberry fruit with firm, finely ground tannins. A tiny bit jammy on the finish, but at least it has fruit concentration, which quite a few wines lack in this vintage. Ready now. (WS)