Vietti Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja 2019 (750ml)
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Description
Vietti returns to the Rabajà cru in Barbaresco with this inaugural release from their portfolio. The 2019 vintage captures the elegance and structure that Nebbiolo from this corner of Piedmont is known for, built on the producer's history with the vineyard dating back decades.
The wine announces itself with wild mountain blueberry, grenadine, and watermelon candy, layered with hints of resin, tar, linseed oil, and forest floor character. On the palate, solid tannins and fresh acidity frame generous fruit intensity, while crushed flowers, herbs, mint, and orange peel add aromatic complexity. The mouthfeel is polished and lush, with black cherry and tart raspberry notes held in balance by vibrant acidity and rounded tannins that carry into a savory finish. This is a wine firing on all cylinders, approachable now but built to age gracefully.
Expert Reviews
Vietti worked in the Rabajà cru in the 1980s and has now returned to make this inaugural vintage of the latest wine to join the portfolio. And what a stunning wine it is. The 2019 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà has plush, well-rounded fruit and a generous disposition with wild mountain blueberry, grenadine and watermelon candy. There are additional hints of resin, tar, linseed oil, fern or forest plant. The nose is one thing, but the palate is even more powerful, with very solid tannins, fresh acidity and generous fruit intensity. This Riserva fires on all cylinders.
Transparent and clear aromas of cherries and berries with some cedar and lavender that follow through to a medium body, with fine and round tannins and a delicious finish. Very approachable now and refined. New wine from Vietti. Try after 2027.
The 2019 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà is a new wine from Vietti. It soars out of the glass with a captivating bouquet redolent of crushed flowers, herbs, mint and orange peel. The aromatics alone are beguiling. Nervy and classic in build, with gorgeous inner sweetness, the 2019 is utterly irresistible.