Italy Bruno GiacosaBarbaresco Rabaja

1998 Barbaresco Rabaja

Bruno Giacosa

Northern Italy / Italy

Red

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£1,489.00

About The Producer

The producer

Bruno Giacosa

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Product Details

Country

Italy

Region

Northern Italy

Sub-region

Piedmont

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

Italy

Region

Northern Italy

Sub-region

Piedmont

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

14%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

The producer

Bruno Giacosa