Bruno Giacosa - Rabaja Barbaresco2021

RED WINE

Wine Advocate 97

The Bruno Giacosa 2021 Barbaresco Rabaja comes in a bottle with a white label. Bruna Giacosa explains that although she came close to making a Riserva (or red label) in 2017, Rabaja is usually presented in a white label. Rabajà has more backbone and a greater sense of richness and density. The Asili site is characterized by sandy soils, resulting in elegant and finessed wines. Even though Asili is right next door to Rabaja, the soil composition is completely different. Here, you get darker fruit tones with a very pretty mineral or salty signature. This is a beautiful vintage, one that excels in focus and clarity of fruit. I really love this expression of Rabaja, but you are best off giving it more bottle time to evolve.

by ML, Wine Advocate , 2025