# Etichetta Storica (Dante Rivetti)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG Riserva by [Dante Rivetti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/dante-rivetti.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/dante-rivetti-etichetta-storica).

- **Producer:** Dante Rivetti
- **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.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

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.