Giuseppe Cortese, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2008 CS20230901 Maranges is the southernmost village

Maranges is the southernmost village in the Côte de Beaune

It showcases Levet’s terroir‑driven focus and the subtle sophistication of his mid‑tier vineyard offerings

Le Goty'—likely a historical vineyard designation—represents one of Maranges' premier vineyard parcels

with 21 hectares of certified organic Vernaccia vineyards

is one of the quiet stars of Barbaresco

Giuseppe Cortese, Barbaresco Rabaja, 2008 CS20230901 Maranges is the southernmost villageSeventeen years of cellar time and the wine is just hitting its stride. Giuseppe Cortese has farmed in Rabaj Barbaresco's most aristocratic cru, alongside Asili and Martinenga for generations, and the family approach is unwaveringly traditional: south facing calcareous marl, vines pushing seventy years old, extended levage in large neutral Slavonian casks. The 2008 vintage was a classical, structured Piedmont year, and time has done what time does to