{"product_id":"barbaresco-rabaja-castello-di-verduno-2017","title":"Barbaresco 'Rabajà' Castello di Verduno 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eBarbaresco Riserva \"Rabajà\" Castello di Verduno is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eelegant red wine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e that belongs to that category of wines that can be defined as identity. Old traditions for ageing the wine in wooden barrels, long macerations, rest and time. Distinctive and unique traits declined differently in each bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e\"Rabajà\" is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eCru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003efrom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e the commune of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e Barbaresco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, within the equally well-known Asili hill, austere but capable of spreading harmony to the wines made from the area's grapes. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eold Nebbiolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e vines are rooted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eat an altitude of 300 meters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e on the traditional soil composed of white soil with a high limestone and clay content, called \"Marna di Sant'Agata.\" The exposure of the vineyard is southwest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eWork in the winery involves crushing and destemming the best grapes carefully selected in the vineyard during the harvest. This is followed by alcoholic fermentation with adjoining \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003emaceration on the skins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e for about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e40 days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, with the traditional breaking of the cap, prolonging the extraction of the colouring and aromatic components present on the skins to the maximum, even after the end of the fermentation process. The wine then rests \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003efor 20 months\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e inside large\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e Slavonian oak barrels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, followed by 2 months of rest in steel, and then completes the elevation period \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ein the bottle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, where it spends an additional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e26 months\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eBarbaresco Riserva \"Rabajà\" has an intense garnet red color. The nose is beautifully expressive, and notes of ripe and crisp red fruits chase after fine balsamic sensations of aromatic wood, thanks to the oxygenation in the large barrels. It then continues on wild herbaceous tones of wilted rose and oriental spices. The palate is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003estructured, enveloping, and elegant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e, with noble tannins and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ea splendid long finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e. It can only improve with time. Territoriality is a starting point for wine; when one is then fortunate enough to be in areas particularly suited to it and oozing with history, the vine becomes a creator of works of art. Sitting in front of the goblet, one can admire the amphitheatre where the most beautiful show takes place: Rabaja!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Castello di Verduno","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165192175895,"sku":"17V01346","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/1860\/5335\/files\/barbaresco-rabaja-castello-di-verduno-2017_55097_7a9e4f30-5f43-462a-9d5d-1bccae03eb52.jpg?v=1765397620","url":"https:\/\/checkout.callmewine.co.uk\/products\/barbaresco-rabaja-castello-di-verduno-2017","provider":"Callmewine UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}