🏰 The 2019 Vietti Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva is a landmark release, representing the inaugural vintage of this Riserva and a significant return for Vietti to the esteemed Rabajà cru, which they previously vinified in the 1980s. The 2019 vintage in Piedmont, despite some challenging weather, is considered a classic year, yielding powerful, multi-layered Nebbiolo with youthful energy and considerable aging potential. Grapes for this wine are sourced from over 50-year-old vines in the Rabajà vineyard, grown on calcareous-clay soil, and undergo traditional vinification with cold maceration and 30 months of aging in large oak casks. This Barbaresco displays an intense garnet red color, sometimes appearing as a luminous pale cherry red. The nose is rich and delicate, offering floral scents of rosehips and violets, ripe cherry and sour cherry, complemented by notes of herbs, blonde tobacco, blood orange peel, blackcurrant, and hints of undergrowth, earth, and mint. On the palate, it is fresh and enveloping, with ripe, soft, silky, and well-integrated tannins providing excellent structure and elegance. It's youthfully exuberant with vibrant acidity, a sweet fruit core, and saline, tonic, energetic notes of flint and fine oak, leading to a long, captivating finish. 🍴 This powerful and elegant Barbaresco is a superb match for Piedmontese Brasato al Barolo, wild boar ragù with pappardelle, aged Parmigiano Reggiano, or truffle dishes. Lamb is also a natural pairing. Consider other hearty options like beef, game, stews, wild poultry such as guineafowl or pheasant, duck breast, and strong, aged cheeses. 🥂 With its considerable cellaring potential, the 2019 Vietti Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva is recommended to be enjoyed after 2027 and promises to evolve beautifully over the next two or more decades. It is an ideal choice for special dinners, celebrations, or as a significant addition to any serious fine wine collection, offering a taste of a new chapter for Vietti. 【 Inaugural Riserva vintage from the renowned Rabajà cru, marking Vietti's return to this esteemed vineyard 】.