Giuseppe Cortese Rabajà Barbaresco Riserva
Wine Description
This wine is made only in the finest vintages. The grapes are selected from the oldest vines in the prestigious Rabajà cru. After traditional vinification, the wine is aged for 40 months, and refined for an additional three years in bottle before release. This prolonged aging period ensures the perfect balance of tannins, body, fruit and acidity, resulting in a wine with great personality and refinement.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Barbaresco DOCG
Vineyard name
Barbaresco/The Rabajà vineyard
Vineyard size
10 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
900 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
2.4 tons
Exposure:
Southern/Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1953
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1971
Bottles produced of this wine:
6,000
Average Vine Age:
65
Winemaking & Aging
Time on its skins:
10
Maceration length:
20-25
Varietal composition:
100% Nebbiolo
Fermentation container:
Cement vats
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10-12 days
Fermentation temperature:
84 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
1,600-2,500 L
Type of oak:
Slavonian oak
Length of aging before bottling:
4 years
Age of Aging Container:
40 years old
Length of bottle aging:
3 years
Total SO2
71
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
7 g/L
Alcohol:
14.8 %
Dry extract:
33.9 g/L
Total SO2
71
Residual sugar:
0.5 g/L
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