Wines of the Week: Figgins & Cortese
Wines of the Week: Figgins & Cortese
When it comes to Barbaresco, Cortese is about as good as it gets. The winery has been making superb wines for decades now, wines that have never catered to fads and fashions but have stayed true to the course. It helps of course that they are lucky enough to farm the biggest chunk of what is not just one of Barbaresco’s best vineyards, but all of Italy’s: “Rabajà” is one of those magical vineyard names that can be spoken with in the same sentence as Richebourg, Rangen, Le Méal, Doktor, Three Palms, and not really that many more. Clearly, talent is a necessary component of the equation too, and a wine such as the Cortese 2016 Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva speaks volumes in that respect.
Bright deep red. Brooding aromas and flavours of red cherry, olive tapenade, bay leaf, violet, camphor, tobacco and licorice have a fascinatingly complex, multilayered quality but are still fairly tight and shut down currently. Harmonious acidity provides outstanding clarity and cut on the long, savoury, tapered mint-accented finish while guaranteeing noteworthy lift and verve for what is an almost massive wine by this estate’s standards. Cellar for another eight to ten years and enjoy for decades after that. Drinking window: 2022-2045.
Thank you Ian @terroirsense ❤❤❤
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