Farr Vintners Logo

Barbaresco Rabaja, Bruno Giacosa 1998

RegionItaly
Subregion Italy > Piedmont > Barbaresco
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyNebbiolo

View all vintages of this wine | View all wines by Bruno Giacosa

Logo

Tasting Notes

A terrific Barbaresco is the 1998 Rabaja. Complex notes of soy, earth, candied cherry fruit, and cigar box emerge from this concentrated yet intellectually challenging effort. Full-bodied, with a soft attack as well as a tannic finish, it will be drinkable between 2007-2020.

95
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (137), October 2001

A subtle yet powerful red. Lovely aromas of raspberries, strawberries and flowers. Medium to full bodied, with muscular tannins and a long, spicy finish. Best after 2005.

James Suckling, Wine Spectator (no1, 26)
92
James Suckling, Wine Spectator (vol 1, 26)
Please note that these tasting notes/scores are not intended to be exhaustive and in some cases they may not be the most recently published figures. However, we always do our best to add latest scores and reviews when these come to our attention. We advise customers who wish to purchase wines based simply on critical reviews to carry out further research into the latest reports.