Giuseppe Cortese was established in 1971 when Giuseppe Cortese started making wine on 20 acres in the Rabaja district of the Barbaresco appellation. Today his children, Pier Carlo and Tiziana are in charge. The estate’s flagship wines its Barbaresco Rabaja’s, including a Riserva. However Giuseppe Cortese also makes Barbara d’Alba, Dolcetto d’Alba, Chardonnay and Langhe Nebbiolo. A total of 50,000 bottles are produced annually. Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading wine journal, notes that the estate’s style “is largely traditional and based principally on the power of the magnificent Rabaja di Barbaresco cru.”