2013 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà
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This is a very pretty set of wines from Cortese. The estate recently introduced a straight Barbaresco to complement the flagship wines from Rabajà. Cortese did a terrific job with their 2017s. Not surprisingly, there is no Riserva in 2017. I also found plenty to admire in the 2016 and 2013 Barbarescos I tasted, wines from more favorable years that deliver on the promise of those vintages. As always, the Barbarescos are aged in cask and are classically leaning in feel.
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I was deeply impressed with the wines I tasted at Cortese this year. Two thousand fifteen and 2016 are both shaping up to be strong at this address. In 2015, Cortese did not make a Riserva, but readers can look forward to both the straight Barbaresco Rabajà and Riserva in 2016, a year that is shaping up to be terrific here. As always, the Cortese Barbarescos are classically inspired and built.
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I tasted a number of fabulous wines on my most recent visit to Cortese. The 2015 Barbaresco Rabajà is a big step up from the 2014, while the 2013 Riserva is shaping up to be a jewel of a wine. On that note, Cortese did not bottle their Riserva in either 2014 or 2015, as they preferred to focus on 2016 for their flagship wine. In the meantime, readers will want to check out the 2011, which is terrific. As always, the Barbarescos are aged in cask and done in a classic, traditional style.
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Cortese remains one of the benchmark producers in Barbaresco. Quite understandably, Pier Carlo Cortese did not bottle his flagship Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà in 2014, although there will be 2013 and 2011 editions, both of which I was able to taste. All of the wines I tasted, including some that won't be released for some time, suggest that Cortese may be moving towards a style that emphasizes a bit more elegance than in the past, but some of that may be attributable to the personality of recent vintages. Time will tell. As always, the Barbarescos are aged exclusively in cask.