Wine Spectator's No. 2 Wine of 2026

Founded in 1958, Produttori del Barbaresco is one of the wine world’s most successful co-operatives. Its wines are made exclusively from Nebbiolo, beginning with the Langhe DOC and ranging up to the nine single-vineyard riservas.

Managing director Aldo Vacca retired in 2025, passing the reins to member-vintner Luca Cravanzola, whose grandfather was a founder and the co-op’s first president. Produttori del Barbaresco’s Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva is always among the best in the winery’s range as well as in the entire denomination. In the stellar 2021 vintage, the winery made its highest-scoring Barbaresco from Rabajà to date.

An example of the traditional style, this cru, aged in 2,500-, 3,000- and 5,000-liter casks for 30 months, shows purity of fruit, latent power and density.
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