Giacosa/Bruno Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva 2001

Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy
WA 98
AG 97
F 95
Item # 112024

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750ml
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Three Glasses, Gambero Rosso: "Our tastings reveal 2001's slight superiority over 2000, and in fact we awarded the Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva Three Glasses. It flaunts a complex nose with aromas of raspberry, rain-soaked earthy, dried flowers and tobacco, followed by a flavoursome palate of impeccable breeding. (2007)"

98 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "Surprisingly, the 2001 Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja is the most expressive of Giacosa’s Barbareschi today. I still remember tasting this wine the very first time. It is every bit as dazzling today. Dark fruit, menthol, spices, licorice, graphite and tar meld together in this towering, statuesque Barbaresco. Readers who own the Rabaja are in for a thrilling ride. It is easily one of the best wines Bruno Giacosa has ever made. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2031. (Apr 2012)"

97 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2001 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is another wine I tasted many times before it was released. It is, in my view, one of the greatest wines Bruno Giacosa has ever made. That said, there is some variation in the 2001 that is probably attributable to different suppliers of cork. Although this bottle is not as thrilling as others have been, there is still plenty of the darkness, depth and structure that are such Rabajà signatures. Firm tannins ensure the 2001 will drink well for many years and decades to come. I often enjoy Barolo and Barbaresco on the younger side, but the 2001 Rabajà is a bottle I would prefer to continue to cellar for at least another few years. In the mid 2000s, Giacosa made several fabulous Barbarescos from a parcel he labeled as being in Rabajà, but that was later placed within Asili when the Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive (the approximate Italian equivalent of the French ‘cru’) were drawn up a few years ago. Drink: 2021-2041. (Aug 2017)"

95 points Falstaff Guide
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Three Glasses, Gambero Rosso: "Our tastings reveal 2001's slight superiority over 2000, and in fact we awarded the Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva Three Glasses. It flaunts a complex nose with aromas of raspberry, rain-soaked earthy, dried flowers and tobacco, followed by a flavoursome palate of impeccable breeding. (2007)"

98 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "Surprisingly, the 2001 Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja is the most expressive of Giacosa’s Barbareschi today. I still remember tasting this wine the very first time. It is every bit as dazzling today. Dark fruit, menthol, spices, licorice, graphite and tar meld together in this towering, statuesque Barbaresco. Readers who own the Rabaja are in for a thrilling ride. It is easily one of the best wines Bruno Giacosa has ever made. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2031. (Apr 2012)"

97 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2001 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is another wine I tasted many times before it was released. It is, in my view, one of the greatest wines Bruno Giacosa has ever made. That said, there is some variation in the 2001 that is probably attributable to different suppliers of cork. Although this bottle is not as thrilling as others have been, there is still plenty of the darkness, depth and structure that are such Rabajà signatures. Firm tannins ensure the 2001 will drink well for many years and decades to come. I often enjoy Barolo and Barbaresco on the younger side, but the 2001 Rabajà is a bottle I would prefer to continue to cellar for at least another few years. In the mid 2000s, Giacosa made several fabulous Barbarescos from a parcel he labeled as being in Rabajà, but that was later placed within Asili when the Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive (the approximate Italian equivalent of the French ‘cru’) were drawn up a few years ago. Drink: 2021-2041. (Aug 2017)"

95 points Falstaff Guide
Product SKU 112024
Producer Giacosa/Bruno
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
SubRegion Barbaresco DOCG
Varietal Nebbiolo
Designation Riserva
Vintage 2001
Size 750ml
Color Red
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