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Red
2010 Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabajà
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barbaresco
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Community Tasting Notes 66
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NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 92 points
April 30, 2023 - What a fascinating wine. While at the beginning of its life span, it was super perfumed, showing sweet red berries, a lot of sex appeal (for lack of a better word) it has now become a little more tamed, austere, but also very classic. There is still plenty of red berries, some mint, flowery notes, but there is also Rabajà minerality coming through with some notes of graphite/tar, and some tobacco. Overall a little bit darker than it used to be. Medium bodied, with medium tannin that has melted away and some nice medium-high acidity adding freshness. Good length. A lovely wine.
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shellylowen Likes this wine: 92 points
September 1, 2022 - Silky plum and cherry and long finish
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up4wine wrote:
July 22, 2022 - This bottle seemed to be a bit oxidized. So, maybe a flawed bottle, and I will give no rating.
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Bonesetter wrote: 91 points
June 9, 2022 - Classic barbaresco. Improved with breathing, as one would expect.
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Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 points
May 4, 2022 - Medium reddish ruby in color with slight clearing at the edges. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, strawberries & plums with overtones of earthy/dusty & rose petal notes, herbs, spices, minerals, tobacco, anise, some tar notes & a hint of cedar in the background. Medium-deep bodied with a very good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, tart cranberries & strawberries with herbs, spices, minerals & oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing. Even at 12 years of age, it still has the structure and fruit to continue with additional aging.
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By Gary Walsh
5/9/2014 (link)(Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabajà) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171 (link)(Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Vigna Rabaja) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Barbaresco 2010: Treiso Shines (Oct 2013) (link)(Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabajà) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Walter Speller
6/20/2013 (link)(Giuseppe Cortese, Rabajà Barbaresco Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type Red
- Producer Giuseppe Cortese
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Rabajà
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barbaresco
- UPC Code 098709010567
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 647 (61%)
- Consumed 406 (39%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
cold cut ham, eggplant parmesan, Italian cheese platter, mortadella, Pork belly, veal scallopiniWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerGiuseppe Cortese
- VarietyNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarbaresco
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