Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja, 2013 so102824 test Charles Joguet pioneered single-vineyard Chinon

Charles Joguet pioneered single-vineyard Chinon and fundamentally shaped how we understand Loire Cabernet Franc

making it one of the more approachable versions of this serious site

this is drinking beautifully — Pinot Noir with old-school grip and the kind of savory complexity that takes time to develop

This one sits on limestone — and that's the whole story

and flinty mineral

Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja, 2013 so102824 test Charles Joguet pioneered single-vineyard ChinonRabaja is one of Barbaresco's most celebrated crus, a south facing amphitheater of calcareous marl that yields some of the village's most complete and long lived wines, and this Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva is single vineyard Nebbiolo of the kind that's among the great values in cellar worthy wine, delicious at 5, 10, 20, even 30 years. Rabaja brings power and perfume in equal measure. The 2013 was a classic, structured vintage with cooler