Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja, 2005

Name: Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja, 2005
Brand: Private
SKU: NYC-[CNSN]-CNSN-GDPCELL-050726-PBBRR2005-ROW153-BOX 29
Price: 169.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy

by Produttori del Barbaresco

$169.99

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The Rabajà cru in twenty-year form, from Barbaresco's most beloved cooperative. Produttori del Barbaresco was founded in 1958 by small growers in the village and only bottles its nine single-cru Riservas in vintages strong enough to merit the extra time — roughly five years before release (three years in large Slavonian botti plus six to twelve months in bottle). Rabajà is consistently ranked among Barbaresco's grand crus alongside Asili and Martinenga, prized for its structured, broad-shouldered profile and remarkable longevity. The 2005 vintage in Piedmont was an average year that produced approachable, mid-weight wines, and at two decades on, this Rabajà sits comfortably in its mature phase — primary fruit gone savory, tannins fully integrated, the cru's signature structure carrying everything in stately equilibrium. The fairest-priced great mature Barbaresco on the planet, full stop.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"A dark, powerful wine, the 2005 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is one of the few 2005 Riservas that could use a few more years in bottle, as the tannins remain searing. Still, all the Rabajà comes through loud and clear. Black fruit, graphite, smoke, licorice and melted road tar are some of the signatures. The Produttori's Rabajà is often a big, muscular Barbaresco. That is exactly what readers should expect with the 2005." —Antonio Galloni

Wine Spectator

95 points

"A delicious nose of ripe fruit and Indian spices, with perfumes. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a beautiful core of fruit. Features blackberry, chocolate and citrus fruit on the finish."

More about Produttori del Barbaresco

Cooperative founded in 1958 with 51 members farming nearly 100 hectares of Nebbiolo in Barbaresco. From humble church basement beginnings, they now produce over 500,000 bottles annually, including nine single-vineyard cuvées. Real Barbaresco from the producers who saved the region's soul.

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Nebbiolo
Vintage

2005
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Traditional
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Vitello tonnato, agnolotti del plin in capon brodo, braised oxtail with soft polenta, roasted pheasant with porcini and butter, aged Parmigiano with truffle honey, slow beef brasato.

Tasting Profile

Dried cherry, rose petal, leather, sweet tobacco, white truffle, forest floor, dried orange peel. Fully resolved tannins, savory tertiary depth, structured Rabajà spine carrying a long earthy finish.