GIUSEPPE CORTESE Rabaja Barbaresco 2022

The Giuseppe Cortese winery is located on Strada Rabajà, in Barbaresco, a small village situated in the heart of the Langhe, perched atop a gentle hill at the foot of which flows the Tanaro river. The Cortese family, which has cultivated these vineyards for three generations, owns eight hectares of vineyard in the heart of Rabajà, one of the most prestigious crus for Barbaresco production, thanks to its favorable south-west exposure, 40-year-old vines and perfect drainage.

The Cortese winery has always demonstrated great love and a strong bond with its land, to which it dedicates attentive care and respect. In its vineyards, the Cortese winery does not use chemical herbicides or any invasive treatments. In recent times, Pier Carlo and Tiziana, Giuseppe’s children, have renovated the old cellar and now in the spacious, completely underground rooms, the wine rests in large Slavonian or French oak casks and in barriques (30% new), finding the humidity and temperature suitable for optimal aging, which gives it those distinctive characteristics typical of wines of great complexity and elegance.

Over time, the Giuseppe Cortese brand has established itself among enthusiasts for the genuine and vibrant character of a classic Barbaresco, as tradition dictates. Alongside the production of Barbaresco Rabajà, also offered in a Riserva version, other wines typical of the territory have been added: brilliant and elegant interpretations, the fruit of a unique love for their land.

BARBARESCO RABAJA

The Barbaresco “Rabajà” by Giuseppe Cortese is one of those wines that, once tasted, is impossible to forget. One of those wines that marks time, that is in no way affected by trends, that you always find at the most important dinners and that you would never stop drinking on cold winter evenings, perhaps in front of the fireplace. A wine that commands respect, a wine of established style, resilient, full-bodied, unique.

The Barbaresco “Rabajà” by Giuseppe Cortese is all of this: one of the finest expressions of the Langhe territory. A wine that carries with it the history of a great family that since 1971 has defended, preserved, promoted and enhanced its territory. A tradition that today is carried forward by Giuseppe’s children, Pier Carlo and Tiziana.

The greatness of the Barbaresco “Rabajà” by Giuseppe Cortese lies entirely in the Nebbiolo; a grape that in Barbaresco finds its maximum aromatic complexity and its finest expression of longevity.

Barbaresco Rabaja´ Traditional interpretation of a great vineyard: structure and elegance for a wine of great character. Barbaresco Rabajà is the most important wine of the Giuseppe Cortese estate, with an ethereal, pleasant and intense bouquet with hints of freshness that evolve into notes of spices, leather and undergrowth with aging; dry, full and robust flavor with a rich and harmonious structure; garnet red color.

Produced with 100% nebbiolo grapes from approximately 50-year-old vineyards located in Barbaresco on 4 hectares in the “Rabajà” area, facing south, south-west at an altitude of 235/315 m above sea level

Production approximately 17,000 bottles