Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2004 NO20230823 Les Castets sits among Saint-Aubin's

Les Castets sits among Saint-Aubin's premier cru vineyards

There’s just enough barnyard character to keep it interesting

from the meticulous vineyard care to the precise winemaking

A non intrusive dry vermouth

No filtration

Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2004 NO20230823 Les Castets sits among Saint-Aubin'sBruno Giacosa was the modern benchmark of classical Piedmont, and Rabaj is one of Barbaresco's most respected crus, a powerful, structured site whose wines tend to favor density over perfume. This is a white label bottling, which in Giacosa's language meant the standard release in a vintage where he did not declare a red label Riserva, though many feel the 2004 Rabaj came very close to that line. 2004 itself is one of the great classical Piedmont