Vietti - Barbaresco Rabaja Riserva 2019 (Pre-arrival) (1.5L)
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Intense garnet red color. The nose is rich and delicate. Floral scents such as rosehips and violets, ripe fruits like cherry and sour cherry. On the palate it is fresh and enveloping. The tannins are ripe, soft, silky and well-integrated, donating good structure and great elegance. Very well balanced and refined overall, with a long persistent finish.
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
Vietti worked in the Rabajà cru in the 1980s and has now returned to make this inaugural vintage of the latest wine to join the portfolio. And what a stunning wine it is. The 2019 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà has plush, well-rounded fruit and a generous disposition with wild mountain blueberry, grenadine and watermelon candy. There are additional hints of resin, tar, linseed oil, fern or forest plant. The nose is one thing, but the palate is even more powerful, with very solid tannins, fresh acidity and generous fruit intensity. This Riserva fires on all cylinders.
Vinous: 95 Points
The 2019 Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja is a new wine from Vietti. It soars out of the glass with a captivating bouquet redolent of crushed flowers, herbs, mint and orange peel. The aromatics alone are beguiling. Nervy and classic in build, with gorgeous inner sweetness, the 2019 is utterly irresistible.
James Suckling: 95 Points
Transparent and clear aromas of cherries and berries with some cedar and lavender that follow through to a medium body, with fine and round tannins and a delicious finish. Very approachable now and refined. New wine from Vietti.
Wine Enthusiast: 94 Points
This Barbaresco leaps from the glass with aromas of farmer's market black raspberry jam, seeds included, blue violets, sweet spices and subtle herbal hints. Polished and lush on the palate with tart cherries that pop as the vibrant acidity keeps the palate fresh and rounded tannins ease the wine to the savory finish.
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