Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja (red label), 2001

Name: Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja (red label), 2001
Brand: Private
SKU: NYC-A-UA0820280826-081026-5-2
Price: 719.00 USD
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Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy

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Giacosa kept his red label for the Riservas, and he declared one only when he judged both site and vintage exceptional, which makes a red-label Rabaja one of the rarer things in Barbaresco. Rabaja is the cru that gives Barbaresco its darkness, depth and structure; Giacosa bought fruit there from growers, bottling it under the Casa Vinicola label he used for purchased grapes rather than the Azienda Agricola Falletto label of his own vineyards. The house style was updated traditional: macerations that could run up to thirty days, then years in large French oak botti, with oenologist Dante Scaglione alongside him through this era. In the Langhe, 2001 is remembered as the more elegant, less overtly powerful counterpart to 2000, and a quarter-century on a well-cellared bottle should be squarely in its window, savory and resolved with life still ahead. Decant off the sediment an hour or more ahead and serve at cellar temperature.

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Antonio Galloni

97 points

"The 2001 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is another wine I tasted many times before it was released. It is, in my view, one of the greatest wines Bruno Giacosa has ever made. That said, there is some variation in the 2001 that is probably attributable to different suppliers of cork. Although this bottle is not as thrilling as others have been, there is still plenty of the darkness, depth and structure that are such Rabajà signatures. Firm tannins ensure the 2001 will drink well for many years and decades to come. I often enjoy Barolo and Barbaresco on the younger side, but the 2001 Rabajà is a bottle I would prefer to continue to cellar for at least another few years. In the mid 2000s, Giacosa made several fabulous Barbarescos from a parcel he labeled as being in Rabajà, but that was later placed within Asili when the Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive (the approximate Italian equivalent of the French ‘cru’) were drawn up a few years ago." —Antonio Galloni

Wine Spectator

93 points

"Pretty berry, plum and cherry character with lots of toasted oak in the midpalate. Full-bodied, with silky tannins. Big and structured wine, in a subtle way."

More about Bruno Giacosa

Bruno Giacosa passed away in 2018, but his legacy defines classical Barolo and Barbaresco. He was convinced that Nebbiolo doesn't need French barriques or modern tweaks—only time in large oak and genuine understanding of terroir. His golden palate earned him recognition as an 'icon of Piedmont' and a 'guardian of the traditional style,' and his wines are objects of desire for good reason. These are classical expressions of Nebbiolo made by someone who understood the grape's infinite complexity.

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Nebbiolo
Vintage

2001
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Traditional
Style

Elegant
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo with polenta, tajarin with white truffle, agnolotti del plin, roast guinea fowl with porcini, or aged Castelmagno.

Tasting Profile

Dried rose, tar, leather, dried cherry and porcini. Full-bodied, with high acidity and fine, largely resolved tannins, and a long, savory, balsamic finish.