
- Colour Red
- Producer Produttori del Barbaresco
- Region Barbaresco
- Grape Nebbiolo
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2016 - Barbaresco Rio Sordo Riserva Produttori del Barbaresco - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Produttori del Barbaresco
- Region Barbaresco
- Grape Nebbiolo
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Antonio Galloni, October 2020, Score: 94
The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo is a serious, somber wine. Black cherry, plum, lavender, spice and menthol show off the darker side of Nebbiolo to great effect. In most vintages, Rio Sordo is an easygoing wine, but not in 2016. Readers will find a potent, brooding yet mid-weight Barbaresco that screams with character. What a way to start this tasting!
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Wine Advocate, Janaury 2021, Score: 96
The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo takes it up a notch if you consider the tasting of each one of these single-vineyard wines tasted in order. With the Rio Sordo, you really start to feel the textural richness and fruit weight that can be achieved with Nebbiolo in a great vintage. This vintage is compact and tightly woven together, suggesting a forecast for an extra long drinking window. The Alutto and Marengo families farm the fruit used in this blend. This wine will live long, and I love that touch of candied licorice that appears on the close (especially when you come back to the open bottle 24 hours later). Production is 11,355 bottles. Drink 2025-2050.
Producer
Produttori del Barbaresco
Since 1958, Produttori have been the reference point for classic, beautifully made, exemplary Barbaresco. Not only are they one of the best and most consistent Barbaresco producers, but they are also an one of Italy's finest cooperative cellars, offering unbeatable quality-price ratio.
Region
Barbaresco
Situated due northeast of Barolo, Barbaresco's soils are predominantly calcareous marls similar tothe vineyards of La Morra. Barbarescos tend to be lighter and more delicate in style with tannins that are often more textured than its Barolo counterparts. Slightly lower in altitude than Barolo, its Nebbiolo tends to ripen earlier creating some possible vintage variations between the two neighbouring areas. The wines are also released a year earlier.