Vietti Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja 2020

Vietti Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà 2020 is a poised, finely structured Nebbiolo from one of Barbaresco’s most revered crus. This is Barbaresco at its most classic: perfumed, elegant and intensely detailed, yet with the depth and grip to reward patience. As a Riserva from a top site and a benchmark producer, it’s a bottling aimed squarely at collectors and serious Piemonte lovers.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, the wine shows a luminous garnet core with brick-red highlights toward the rim, already hinting at its noble Nebbiolo character. The nose is lifted and complex, with aromas of wild rose, violets, dried cherry and raspberry layered over notes of blood orange zest, sweet spices, tobacco leaf, licorice and a subtle mineral edge. On the palate, Vietti’s Rabajà is taut and refined rather than showy, with precise red-berry and sour-cherry fruit framed by vibrant acidity and firmly woven, chalky tannins. Hints of pomegranate, fennel seed, leather and underbrush unfold with air, leading to a long, savory, almost saline finish. Still youthful in 2020, it has the structure and balance to evolve beautifully over 12–20 years, gaining truffle, forest floor and more tertiary complexity with time in the cellar.

Production
Rabajà is one of Barbaresco’s most celebrated vineyards, a steep, well-exposed hillside of calcareous marl and clay that naturally gives Nebbiolo both aromatic lift and depth of structure. Vietti works with low yields and carefully selected fruit, typically harvesting by hand to ensure only perfectly ripe clusters reach the cellar. Vinification is traditional in spirit: a gentle, temperature-controlled fermentation and extended maceration to extract fine tannins and aromatic complexity, followed by long maturation—predominantly in large oak casks and seasoned barrels—to preserve finesse, terroir transparency and the graceful, ageworthy profile that defines great Barbaresco.

Food & Serving
This Barbaresco Riserva shines alongside classic Piemontese dishes such as tajarin with ragù, braised veal or beef brasato al Barolo, and rich mushroom or truffle-based plates. It also pairs beautifully with game birds, roasted lamb, hard aged cheeses like Parmigiano Reggiano or mature Pecorino, and refined charcuterie. Serve at 16–18°C (60–65°F), ideally after 1–2 hours of decanting in its youth to allow the bouquet and texture to fully open; older bottles can be decanted more gently, or simply allowed to evolve slowly in the glass.

Producer
Vietti is one of Piemonte’s most respected and influential estates, with roots in the Langhe dating back to the late 19th century. From their base in Castiglione Falletto, the family helped define the modern reputation of Barolo and Barbaresco through meticulous vineyard work, single-vineyard bottlings and an unshakeable commitment to expressing terroir. Vietti was an early champion of cru wines and remains a reference point for Nebbiolo worldwide, regularly earning top scores from critics and collectors alike. The release of a Barbaresco Riserva from a grand site like Rabajà underscores the estate’s stature and its deep connection to the finest vineyards of the region.

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