# Don Fiorino Riserva (Produttori del Barbaresco)

> Red, Barbaresco Riserva DOCG by [Produttori del Barbaresco](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/produttori-del-barbaresco.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/produttori-del-barbaresco-barbaresco-don-fiorino-ris).

- **Producer:** Produttori del Barbaresco
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco Riserva DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Blend of grapes from the historical vineyards of Barbaresco
- **Soil:** calcareous clay with sandy veins
- **Vineyard planting:** A selection of grapes from the cooperative's historical vineyards
- **Vinification:** Fermentation at 30°C with 30 days of skin contact, malolactic completed. Aged 30 months in 25 hl French oak barrels (2016 vintage, bottled June 2020). Around 16,000 bottles.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Riserva named for the parish priest who gathered 19 growers in 1958 and founded the cooperative. It blends grapes from the best historical vineyards, as was done before single-vineyard bottlings became common.

## Tasting notes

2016 vintage: full body, intense ripe red fruit on the palate, persistent and properly tannic finish. Longevity 25 to 30 years from the vintage.