Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja Size:6x750ml There is excellent richness to

There is excellent richness to the concentrated and beautifully textured broad-shouldered flavors that possess focused power and a subtle minerality that really comes up on the youthfully austere and strikingly long finish

A completely different aromatic profile is present here with its fresh and cooler dark berry fruit scents that are liberally sprinkled with notes of wild flower and the sauvage

vibrant and long

and the wine was alternatively in barrique and stainless steel

strangely making me think of Danish pastry towards the well-defined finish

Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja Size:6x750ml There is excellent richness toThe 2004 Barbaresco Rabaj is a total head turner. In this tasting, its only competition is the Asili Red Label. Even so, the Rabaj is an absolutely captivating, vivid wine from the first taste. Vertical and imposing in its sense of structure, with explosive energy to back things up, the Rabaj simply has it all. Scents of lavender, exotic spices and dark fruit add to the wine's total allure and seductive power. Antonio Galloni