Vanessa

9.4

The Rocca family makes Barbaresco wines today from various places, but their Rabajà vineyard is a PRIZED family heirloom, first acquired by Luisa and Francesco’s grandfather in the 1950s. The Nebbiolo vines now have an average age of 50-60 years. 🍇

Here we have the 2007 Bruno Rocca ‘Rabajà’ which is pale garnet in appearance.  Nebbiolo can make unexpectedly pale wines, despite having such a strong structure of tannins & acidity that provide runway for aging in the bottle 👀

As a ‘Barbaresco DOCG’, we know this wine was legally required to undergo extensive aging before release, softening tannins and lending complexity through secondary characteristics. 🪵

Indeed, this wine is layered in aromas and flavors including fig, red plum, black cherry, pomegranate, potpourri, rose, dried orange peel, black licorice, sandalwood, vanilla, nutmeg, cardamom, clove, star anise, tobacco, cigar, forest floor, mushroom, and leather.  It’s gorgeous and in an amazing place 😍

Cheers to the talented Rocca family and the deliciousness of this Rabajà Nebbiolo expression!!
— 25 days ago

with Deked1

Tyler Felous

10

Just perfect. — a month ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Lime, slate, floral notes, white pepper. Crisp with great acid. Light and bright. Delicious — 4 days ago

with Bex

John Willison

9.1

Meyer lemon, sweet ocean water, good acidity. — 18 days ago

Vino Joe

9.2

Mature but still with legs. Earthy, mushrooms, weighty. Solid but a bit underperforming for me. — a month ago

Nagib Nasr

9.0

Quite nice. — a month ago

Justin Bothur

8.9

Ripe red fruit, subtle leather and sandalwood tones. Earthy. — 11 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

10

Cena pycm con mathias y clement colin john kapon antnor — 17 days ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Caio luis l ricwrdo de la pena — a month ago

Galen Hasler

9.2

Watermelon, cranberry acidity, charming. Opened up beautifully after 4 hours — a month ago