Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2004 so041626 30 under 30 offer youth and longevity—Barolo with clarity

youth and longevity—Barolo with clarity and emotion

The 2023 vintage leans into freshness and drinkability

in much smaller volumes

the product of perfect ripeness without excess heat

Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2004 so041626 30 under 30 offer youth and longevity—Barolo with clarityBruno 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