Giuseppe Cortese Langhe Nebbiolo 2023

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Giuseppe Cortese Langhe Nebbiolo 2023

Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy

$80

$76ea in any 3+
$72ea in any 6+
Closure: Cork
A Langhe Nebb made from young vine Rabajà .. Yes it's true!

Description

Historically, Cortese Langhe Nebbiolo can come across a little juby on release and undergoes a metamorphosis in the first 12-24 months. The 2023 appears to have already emerged as a butterfly. A beautiful iteration of Langhe Neb from Barbaresco showing elegance and sophistication, ethereal and thirst quenching, Entrancing perfume dancing over crunch cherry fruit, beautifully weighted tannin against a mid-weight delight. A little spice, slatey even tannins and just a lot of fun.

Paul Kaan, Wine Decoded Aug 2026

The 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo emerges from young vines in Trifolera. Crushed rose petal, sweet dried cherry, cinnamon and orange peel give this translucent Langhe Nebbiolo notable aromatic presence. The style leans into the ethereal end of the spectrum. Oct 2025

Antonio Galloni, Vinous 89 Points

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Why is this Wine so Yummy?

You could call Giuseppe Cortese a one trick pony.

The majority of his Nebbiolo comes from just 1 vineyard

Boy, it’s one hell of a pony – Rabajà.

 

Very typical aromas and flavours: redcurrant notes and good structure for a wine that fully expresses the terroir and the grape variety it is made from.

Made from grapes grown in the younger vineyards as those used to make our Barbaresco, this wine has all the character and elegance of the great Nebbiolo with its intense yet delicate perfume. Dry, fresh and pleasant flavour with characteristic tannic balance. Garnet red colour.

Grape variety: 100% nebbiolo

Surface area: Barbaresco; 1,5 hectare in the “Rabajà” and Trifolera zones, with south, south-westerly exposure

Altitude: 200 / 330 meters a.s.l.

Soil: Limestone and clay soil rich in minerals and stratified with layers of “tufo”

Age of vineyard: around 30 years. Density of planting system: guyot-4,000 vines per hectare

Vinification: around 30 days of fermentation in stainless steel tanks

Ageing: 12 months in Slavonian oak barrels ranging in size from 17 to 25 hectolitres and in age from new to 8/9 years. Minimum 6 months of maturing in the bottle before being released for sale.

“It’s impossible not to admire these genuine, sincere wines and their equally unpretentious prices”. Antonio Galloni

About Guiseppe Cortese

Giuseppe went solo in 1971, making his first wine under his own name.

Where in the World is Giuseppe Cortese?

Cortese’s best vineyard is undoubtedly his Rabajà

Contrary to how it may appear when seen from a distance, the Rabajà hill is anything but homogeneous and can be broadly divided into at least two areas. The first bordering on Asili coincides with the picturesque amphitheatre overlooking the Martinenga cru, and mostly enjoys a south-westerly aspect. The second, on the other hand, is more linear and faces due south, though within it there are some evident variations due to marked undulations around the hillside. In both cases, the style of the wine is, however, richer and bolder than the Asili and Martinenga (although a more uncompromising, mineral character tends to emerge in the second area).

Cortese’s Rabajà is mainly facing south-west in the hollow above Martinenga, south for the remainder

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89 Points

The 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo emerges from young vines in Trifolera. Crushed rose petal, sweet dried cherry, cinnamon and orange peel give this translucent Langhe Nebbiolo notable aromatic presence. The style leans into the ethereal end of the spectrum. Oct 2025

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Where in the world does the magic happen?

Giuseppe Cortese, Strada Rabaja, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Province of Cuneo, Italy

Barbaresco
Piedmont
Italy

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