Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2004 so041626 30 under 30 offer the product of perfect ripeness

the product of perfect ripeness without excess heat

producing wines of remarkable intensity and minerality

then cold decanting without additives

youth and longevity—Barolo with clarity and emotion

converted his estate to biodynamic viticulture in 2007

Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2004 so041626 30 under 30 offer the product of perfect ripenessBruno 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