Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja, 2008 MSK_CHAMP_PS_22 His Bon Vallon is the

His Bon Vallon is the entry point to De Wetshof's range — and it punches well above its station

often-overlooked family estate

Fonseca 1997 comes from a widely admired declared vintage

and spice—each element in perfect tension

with raspberry and lemon notes but a slight kiss of tannin that delivers a winsome chewiness

Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Rabaja, 2008 MSK_CHAMP_PS_22 His Bon Vallon is theRabaja is one of Barbaresco's most celebrated grand crus, a south facing amphitheater of calcareous marl that gives some of the village's most complete, powerful and long lived wines, and the Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva from it is among the great values in cellar worthy Nebbiolo, delicious at 5, 10, 20, even 30 years. Rabaja combines structure and perfume in a way few sites manage. The 2008 was a classic, structured vintage producing