Red
Etichetta Storica
By Dante Rivetti, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
A Barbaresco Riserva from the Bricco di Neive MGA, made from vines over 70 years old and released under the label the family used from the 1970s. It ages about 4 years in 50 hl Slavonian oak.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barbaresco DOCG Riserva
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bricco di Neive
- Production area
- MGA Bricco di Neive, Neive, hilltop at 400 m
- Soil
- Calcareous clay marl
- Harvest
- Mid-October (2016 vintage)
- Vineyard planting
- Vines over 70 years old, Guyot training
- Vinification
- Traditional fermentation with pumping over, then about 4 years in 50 hl Slavonian oak casks. There is no fixed ageing time: the wine is bottled when it is judged ready.
- Storage
- Longevity over 20 years. Formats 0.75 l, 1.5 l, 3 l; wooden cases of 1, 3 or 6 bottles.
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