Giuseppe Cortese Rabaja Barbaresco 2021

The 2021 Barbaresco Rabajà is complex, dynamic and youthfully austere – in other words, it’s classic Rabajà. Dark-toned fruit, menthol, licorice, spice, gravel, incense, tobacco and dried herbs fill out the layers. Medium in body and complex, with myriad shades of expression, the 2021 is a drop-dead gorgeous beauty. Readers can also expect a Riserva edition. Drinking window: 2026-2036. (Antonio Galloni,vinous.com,Oct. 29, 2024)