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Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja, 2013

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Produttori del Barbaresco
$135.99
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Rabaja is one of Barbaresco's most celebrated crus, a south-facing amphitheater of calcareous marl that yields some of the village's most complete and long-lived wines, and this Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva is single-vineyard Nebbiolo of the kind that's among the great values in cellar-worthy wine, delicious at 5, 10, 20, even 30 years. Rabaja brings power and perfume in equal measure. The 2013 was a classic, structured vintage with cooler conditions and a late harvest, giving wines of vibrant acidity, firm tannins and serious aging potential, a more traditional, ageworthy style. This Riserva is built for the long haul: gorgeous with a generous decant now, but with years of evolution ahead. Getting to know these adjacent crus is one of wine's greatest experiences.

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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"The 2013 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is shockingly seamless in this tasting. Deep layers of fruit virtually bury the tannins, something that is so unusual for a young Rabajà. A host of dark blue-tone fruits, lavender, mint, violet and spice race across the palate in an utterly vivid, compelling Barbaresco of the highest level. Perhaps I caught the Rabajà on an unusually open day, but it is terrific and also quite refined for such a young wine." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

96 points

"The 2013 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is a gorgeous wine with a dark and penetrating quality of fruit that wraps sensuously over the palate. Our tasting order sees this wine as the sixth sample in a lineup of nine Riservas that were tasted in order of increasing structure and power. Well-exposed and sun-drenched fruit from the Rabajà cru offers dark color saturation and thickness. The high limestone content of the soils means this is a hotter growing site that performs best in cooler vintages like 2013. Those soil types help to concentrate the fruit, and you taste that here in terms of the wine's broad concentration and vertical delivery of black fruit aromas. This is a complete and seamlessly integrated wine with drying mineral sensations on the powerful finish." —Monica Larner

Jancis Robinson

18 points

"Rich yet lively and lifted and pure on the nose. Succulent, precise strawberry and cherry fruit growing in complexity and pulled further along by juicy acidity. Polished tannins on a long, vibrating finish."

Wine Spectator

96 points

"This fruity version features floral, cherry and plum flavors, along with savory leather, licorice and tobacco notes. A chewy texture and lively acidity keep this well-defined through the long finish. Complex and classy."

Kerin O'Keefe

97 points

"A hallmark expression of Nebbiolo, Produttori del Barbaresco’s 2013 Rabajà Riserva offers aromas of wild red berry, menthol, Alpine herb, saddle leather and dark culinary spice. The concentrated palate boasts enviable finesse and is practically weightless in the mouth, showing crushed black cherry, juicy raspberry, orange zest, clove and licorice alongside firm, velvety tannins. Bright acidity provides impeccable balance. Drink 2021–2033." —Kerin O'Keefe

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

    2013

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, braised short ribs, wild boar ragu, roasted game, or aged Castelmagno.

Tasting Profile

Complete, powerful Nebbiolo with red cherry, rose, tar and earth. The classic 2013 brings vivid acidity and firm tannins, long savory finish. Decant; built to age for years.

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