Massimo Rivetti – Froi 2015 – Barbaresco

Massimo Rivetti – Froi 2015 – Barbaresco

The nose is fruity, racy and offers a fine intensity. It reveals notes of wild red berries, wild strawberry and small notes of rose associated with fine touches of spices as well as a discreet hint of tobacco. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, minerality, freshness, roundness, a good definition, a fine mineral frame as well as…

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Rizzi – Vigna Boito 2014, Riserva – Barbaresco

Rizzi – Vigna Boito 2014, Riserva – Barbaresco

The nose is elegant, mineral and beautifully racy. It reveals notes of wild red berries, wild raspberry and small notes of copse/laurel associated with touches of ripe Quetsche plum, cornflower, lily as well as hints of liquorice stick, mild tobacco and gray pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition,  beautiful suavity, a beautiful straightness/tension, an acidulous frame,…

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Rizzi – Vigna Boito 2013, Riserva – Barbaresco

Rizzi – Vigna Boito 2013, Riserva – Barbaresco

The nose is elegant and offers power, richness (full of finesse), a beautiful finesse, complexity, gourmandize as well as a beautifully fine and very finely tight grain. It reveals notes of Boysen berry, violet and small notes of plum associated with touches of ripe red fruits (red berries…), crushed bigarreau cherry, hints of violet, lily as well as discreet hints of liquorice,…

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Rizzi – Pajoré 2016 – Barbaresco

Rizzi – Pajoré 2016 – Barbaresco

The nose is beautifully defined and offers a certain richness, complexity, a beautiful elegance as well as power (full of finesse). It reveals notes of bigarreau cherry, black plum and small notes of wild raspberry associated with small ripe/crushed red berries, wild blackberry, violet, Sichuan pepper as well as very discreet hints of zan and balsamic/tobacco. The palate is…

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Rizzi – Nervo 2016 – Barbaresco

Rizzi – Nervo 2016 – Barbaresco

The nose is elegant and offers power, dynamism/energy as well as a good finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy/ripe plum and small notes of crushed wild strawberry associated with touches of violet, lilac, liquorice stick, dry ground of local forest (the place) as well as discreet hints of Sichuan pepper (in the…

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Rizzi 2016 – Barbaresco

Rizzi 2016 – Barbaresco

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers juiciness, a fine richness, a fine suavity as well as a good definition. It reveals notes of wild raspberry, plum and small notes of crushed/ripe wild red berries associated with small touches of violet, gray pepper as well as very discreet hints of spices. The palate is fruity,…

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Marrone 2015 – Barbaresco

Marrone 2015 – Barbaresco

The nose is fruity, concentrated and offers minerality, power as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, juicy/fleshy wild cassis and small notes of crunchy wild red berries associated with touches of gray pepper, rose/lilac as well as fine hints of liquorice stick, nutmeg and a very discreet hint of laurel berries/cardamom….

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Punset, San Cristoforo – Campo Quadro 2011, Riserva – Barbaresco

Punset, San Cristoforo – Campo Quadro 2011, Riserva – Barbaresco

The nose is fruity, fresh, well-built and offers a small concentration.It reveals notes of very ripe wild strawberry, ripe bigarreau cherry and small notes of cassis associated with small touches of small ripe blackberry, licorice, ripe raspberry, discreet hints of chocolate, very discreet hints of sweet spices / caramelization as well as a very discreet…

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Roberto Sarotto – Riserva 2013 – Barbaresco 

Roberto Sarotto – Riserva 2013 – Barbaresco 

The nose is fruity, powerful, elegant, racy and offers a beautiful gourmandise, precision as well as richness. It reveals notes of blackberry, chocolate and small notes of small wild berries, blue fruits associated with discreet hints of nutmeg, sweet spices and flowers as well as a very discreet hint of Sichuan pepper. The palate is…

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Battaglio 2014 – Barbaresco

Battaglio 2014 – Barbaresco

The nose is fruity, elegant, aromatic, beautifully built, racy and offers a slight richness, a slight power as well as precision. It reveals notes of blackberry, small crushed elderberry and small notes of cassis, liquorice associated with touches of crushed strawberry, licorice, caramelization, violet / lily as well as discreet hints of chocolate and an…

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