1982 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  2/20/2023 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  Bottle #14817 of total 21883 bottles (and 1410 mags). Released only after a minimum of four years of aging.
  
  Quite translucent, luminous and still remarkably youthful garnet color. Contrasting the youthful appearance, the nose feels quite tertiary and somewhat pungent with slightly smoky aromas of speck and tar, some crunchy lingonberry notes, a little bit of ripe black cherry, light meaty tones, a hint of cranberry sauce, an oxidative touch of hoi sin or soy sauce and a whiff of potpourri. The wine is ripe, silky and juicy with a moderately full body and dark-toned, somewhat tertiary flavors of wizened cherries, some licorice root, a little bit of tar, light salty-meaty notes of prosciutto, ferrous hints of blood and a touch of raspberry juice. The medium-to-moderately high acidity feels a bit modest for a 1982 Produttori Riserva, but the tannins are still surprisingly firm and grippy. The finish is dry, firm and grippy with a long, tertiary aftertaste of sour cherries and tart lingonberries, some leather tones, a little bit of hoi sin, light oxidative notes of beef jerky, a hint of dried flavors and a touch of tar.
  
  An old and a bit oxidative but still very balanced and thoroughly enjoyable Barbaresco Riserva. The wine might be a bit past its peak in the sense that most likely it has been more nuanced and vibrant at some point and it has started to become more anonymous with its senescence, but fortunately oxidation hasn't obliterated much of the fruit flavors or the impressive tannic structure.

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  12/5/2021 - drwine2001 wrote:

  2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Crus Plus a Few Older Produttori Wines (San Francisco): Impressively deep color with browning at the extreme rim. Aromas of spices and menthol. Dark, profound, and mysterious with some tannin yet to be resolved. One could easily think this was a Barolo if tasted blind. A wow wine at almost 40 years of age and a fitting conclusion to a marathon day of tasting young and old Produttori wines. I was able to return to it 3 hours later, and it was even better. Bottles in this condition should still be going strong for another decade.

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  11/2/2019 - Saint-Exupéry Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Riesling, Barolo and Barbaresco with Friends: Surprisingly deep color, considerably deeper than my last bottle of the 1982 Produttori Rabajà. Darker fruited, mature Nebbiolo profile with a ferrous aspect. Scents of tar, licorice and earth. On the palate harmonious and meaty, with a rustic edge. Quite long. Double-decanted 5 hours before dinner and left in the decanter in the cool cellar. Very good but overshadowed by the Giuseppe Mascarello Monprivato 2004 that followed.

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  2/9/2019 - Saint-Exupéry Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Scents of cherries, licorice and earth. On the palate the wine is fully mature, harmonious and long. Double-decanted 6 hours before dinner and left in the decanter in the cool cellar. Very good but not quite as impressive as the 1982 Produttori Riserva Pora tasted yesterday.

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  8/25/2018 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points

  Served double blind. Clearly has some age on it with it's mature red fruits and earth tones. I went right to Italy given the sour cherry flavor profile. Was thinking Super Tuscan from the 90s given the structure. Yikes. I really liked this, despite being in the wrong decade and wrong part of Italy.

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