Chateau Musar has championed non-interventionist winemaking through wars and upheaval
Founded in 1978 by Elio and now in the hands of son Gianluca
drought-pressured Piedmont vintage
sourced from some of his oldest vines on schist soils
and a touch of almond skin
Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja, 2013 zzSTUCKqIS1 Chateau Musar has championed non-interventionistRabaja is one of Barbaresco's most celebrated crus, a south facing amphitheater of calcareous marl that yields some of the village's most complete and long lived wines, and this Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva is single vineyard Nebbiolo of the kind that's among the great values in cellar worthy wine, delicious at 5, 10, 20, even 30 years. Rabaja brings power and perfume in equal measure. The 2013 was a classic, structured vintage with cooler