Produttori del Barbaresco - Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva 2014 (750ml)
Price: $76.00
| Producer | Produttori del Barbaresco |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Sku | 1557140 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Enthusiast: 97 Points
Cellar Selection Forest floor new leather rose and red-berry aromas mingle with a whiff of camphor. Youthfully austere the taut palate shows serious aging potential presenting juicy cherry cranberry star anise and orange slice set against tightly knit noble tannins and firm acidity. Drink 2022?2034. - Kerin O'Keefe
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà shows excellent textural richness with dark fruit followed by notes of tobacco and tilled earth. Black truffle and dried fruit converge on the bouquet to add to the intensity. You really appreciate the freshness and sheer power of this succulent well-structured and medium to full-bodied Barbaresco. This one's the real deal. Produttori enthusiasts will be happy to know that the estate's celebrated Riservas were made in 2014 a vintage that performed very nicely in the rolling hills of Barbaresco. We can also look forward to the Riservas in 2015 and 2016. I find it helpful to remember the tasting order of the Riservas as suggested by General Manager Aldo Vacca. It starts with the more delicate expressions and concludes with the most structured wines. This is the suggested tasting order of the nine Riserva selections: 1. 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Pora 2. 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Pajè 3. 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Ovello 4. 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo 5. 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Asili 6. 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà 7. 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota 8. 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Montefico 9. 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano
Vinous: 96 Points
The 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is powerful dense and explosive with tremendous intensity of fruit and structure. The Rabajà is dark and potent – as all these wines are – but the tannins and acids give the wine considerable tension and energy. The Rabajà is a powerful towering wine endowed with massive structure and intensity to burn. Like so many of these wines the Rabajà is somber and brooding in feel.
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