Giuseppe Cortese, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2016 123025CONCOSA Pompette is a direct-press rose

Pompette is a direct-press rose of Pinot Noir

drizzling over fruit

The nose is an inviting mix of dark berries—black cherries and raspberries—complemented by subtle floral aromas of rose and violet

and a graceful touch of spice

Giuseppe Cortese, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2016 123025CONCOSA Pompette is a direct-press roseRabaj is one of Barbaresco's great crus, and the Cortese family has farmed a chunk of it for generations from their cellar right in the heart of the vineyard a natural amphitheater beside Asili looking out over Martinenga, running from roughly 235 to 315 meters and facing south and southwest. This is old school, traditional Barbaresco: Nebbiolo grown on the prized marl limestone slopes of Rabaj, fermented in stainless steel and old cement tanks with a