# Rive (Azienda Agricola Negretti)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Azienda Agricola Negretti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/azienda-agricola-negretti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/azienda-agricola-negretti-rive).

- **Producer:** Azienda Agricola Negretti
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Rive
- **Production area:** Rive, La Morra, 2.2 ha, 230/260 m a.s.l.
- **Soil:** Clay, calcareous
- **Exposure:** South-east
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1980s, 4500-5000 plants/ha
- **Vinification:** Cryomaceration before fermentation with the skins for 12-16 days in steel vats, controlled temperature 24-29C, spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Aged 24 months in French and Austrian oak (2500 L).
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Single-vineyard Barolo DOCG (100% Nebbiolo) from the Rive cru in La Morra, part of the Classic line, aged 24 months in oak.

## Tasting notes

Ruby colour on a soft red basis, with female notes of petals, lipstick, face powder and wild strawberry. Persistent and silky in the mouth, with well domesticated tannin and a rich, slightly acid but fragrant extraction. Notes of flower and dry herbs.