Produttori del Barbaresco - Barbaresco Rabaja Riserva 2016 (750ml)
Price: $144.99
| Producer | Produttori del Barbaresco |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Subregion | Barbaresco |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Sku | 6928 |
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Vinous: 98 Points
The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja is brooding in its intensity. Swaths of tannin, acid, and mineral notes infuse the 2016 with striking gravitas. A wine of staggering proportion and breathtaking beauty, the Rabaja is the sort of wine I wish every Vinous reader could taste because it captures the essence of place and vintage with so much pedigree and so much class. Black cherry, sage, crushed rocks, menthol and lavender are some of the many nuances that linger on the eternal finish.
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
Rabajà is known for its precision and extreme balance, and these qualities are especially pronounced in this excellent vintage. The Produttori del Barbaresco 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is a gorgeous wine, and one that is offered at an unbelievably low price, especially considering the quality and depth you are given here. Sheer elegance is the impression you get upon first inspection, and the bouquet opens gradually to embrace wild berry, cherry, white stone, light spice, tar and hint of toasted hazelnut. Quite a few families contribute fruit for this blend: Antona, Arossa, Bianco, Casetta, Lembo, Lignana, Manzone, Vacca and Vezza.
Wine Spectator: 97 Points
There’s purity and definition to the rose, cherry, strawberry and spice aromas and flavors that are draped on an elegant profile, with a terrific mineral underpinning. Harmony and finesse renders this red approachable now, yet this should improve with a few years of aging.
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
Mature berry, pipe tobacco and violet aromas waft out of the glass on this full-bodied red along with a whiff of new leather. Firmly structured and austere, the muscular, full-bodied palate presents dried cherry, blood orange and licorice framed in tightly knit, close-grained tannins. You'll also notice the warmth of alcohol on the close.
