Giuseppe Cortese Rabajà Barbaresco
Wine Description
Made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes grown in the prestigious Rabajà vineyard, located in the Langhe hills just below Cortese’s winery. To achieve the perfect balance of fruit, tannin, body and acidity, this wine is aged for 20 months in a combination of new and seasoned Slovenian and French oak casks, then bottled and cellared for an additional ten months.
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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 clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
900 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
2.4 tons
Exposure:
Southern/Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1954-1974
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1971
Bottles produced of this wine:
17,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
20-25
Varietal composition:
100% Nebbiolo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Fermentation temperature:
84 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
1,700-2,600 L
Type of oak:
French and Slavonian oak
Length of aging before bottling:
20 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-9 years old
Length of bottle aging:
10 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
6 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
30 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.8 g/L
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