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Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja 2021
DOZEN: $9,180.00 or $765.00 each
The distinctive change between the soil profile of Asili (looser sand and limestone) to Rabaja which has a higher prominence of darker clay is markedly obvious on visual inspection of each vineyard even though one becomes the other in a matter of metres. So influential is this difference that Giacosa age the Rabaja for a year longer in cask than the Barbaresco ‘Asili’ white label to allow time for its more powerful tannic profile to unfurl a little.
Giacosa’s Rabaja shows in all respects why this vineyard is revered alongside Asili but for different reasons. Its structure is closer in many respects to Barolo, but its aromatics are sweeter with a core of red fruits and mineral intensity.
The Bruno Giacosa 2021 Barbaresco Rabajà comes in a bottle with a white label. Bruna Giacosa explains that although she came close to making a Riserva (or red label) in 2017, Rabajà is usually presented in a white label. Rabajà has more backbone and a greater sense of richness and density. The Asili site is characterized by sandy soils, resulting in elegant and finessed wines. Even though Asili is right next door to Rabajà, the soil composition is completely different. Here, you get darker fruit tones with a very pretty mineral or salty signature. This is a beautiful vintage, one that excels in focus and clarity of fruit. I really love this expression of Rabajà, but you are best off giving it more bottle time to evolve. (97) MONICA LARNER