Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja 2011
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#2 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 of 2017
Ruby red color. Aromas of red fruit. On the palate are elegant and complex flavors with silky tannins and dark fruit on the finish.
Pairs well with fresh egg pastas, risottos, white meats, red meats, venison and cheeses.
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Combining finesse and structure, this impressive wine opens with alluring aromas of mature berry, pressed rose, aromatic herb, star anise, new leather and a balsamic note. The palate shows depth and tension, offering raspberry compote, Marasca cherry, licorice, clove and pipe tobacco alongside taut refined tannins. Hold for even more complexity. Drink 2019–2031.
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Our panels recommended seven of Produttori’s single crus from 2011, with Rabajà the star of the lineup for its thrilling combination of elegance and verve. Suave tannins and cool minerality guide the wine’s fruit and spice flavors seamlessly in an upward trajectory, revealing layers of anise and savory smoke as the wine builds toward a long and vibrant finish. Its silky texture and expressive flavors are hard to resist now, but a few years of cellaring promises even more complexity.
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A juicy, cherry-, menthol- and tar-flavored red, with a linear profile and fine tension. Floral and mineral elements enter the fray as this builds to a long finish. Best from 2019 through 2033.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2011 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is a beautiful wine that hits all the right buttons. This wine opens to evident ripeness, but that abundant dark fruit is well contained within the larger framework of this wine. The Rabajà cru delivers dense and well-structured Nebbiolo grapes with firm tannins and broad, muscular appeal. This Riserva opens nicely in the glass and offers a generous stream of dark fruit and spice flavors. This wine is poised to shed some of that baby fat with time.
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Founded in 1958, the priest of the village of Barbaresco, recognizing that the only way small properties could survive was by joining their efforts, gathered together nineteen small growers and founded the Produttori del Barbaresco. From its humble beginnings making the first three vintages in the church basement, Produttori del Barbaresco has grown to a 52 member co-operative with 250 acres of Nebbiolo vineyards in the Barbaresco appellation and an annual production of over 500,000 bottles. Its vineyards amount to almost 1/6 of the vineyards of the area. Each member is in full control of their land, growing Nebbiolo grapes with the skill and dedication they have honed over generations.
Playing a key role in elevating the quality level of Barbaresco over the years, Produttori del Barbaresco produces a simpler Nebbiolo Langhe, a Barbaresco blend and nine single vineyard wines produced in premier vineyards: Asili, Rabaja, Pora, Montestefano, Ovello, Paje, Montefico, Muncagota and Rio Sordo.