Red
Pilone nei Rivetti
By Cascina Vano, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Riserva from the oldest vines in the Rivetti MGA, made only in selected years (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021).
Tasting notes
Deep ruby with orange hues. Ethereal, intense nose. Deep and well-proportioned on the palate, still opening up when young.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Rivetti
- Production area
- Rivetti MGA, Neive
- Soil
- Clay
- Exposure
- South-east and south-west
- Harvest
- Second week of October, by hand
- Vineyard planting
- The estate's oldest vines, over 40 years old, at 350 m on the highest ridge of the Rivetti MGA
- Vinification
- Natural fermentation in stainless steel at 25-28°C with three weeks on the skins and pump-overs twice a day. Aged three years in 20 and 30 hl Slavonian oak casks, then at least ten months in bottle.
- Storage
- Long-lived: the producers suggest drinking the 2021 from 2030 to 2050 and beyond.
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