# Riserva 2016 (Sottimano)

> Red, Barbaresco DOCG Riserva by [Sottimano](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/sottimano.md), Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/sottimano-riserva-2016).

- **Producer:** Sottimano
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barbaresco DOCG Riserva
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Production area:** Neive
- **Vineyard planting:** From a selection of the oldest vines and best grapes.
- **Vinification:** 2016 marked a turning point for the estate: rigorous organic work in the vineyard brought a sharper, more pronounced expression of cru and terroir, a direction the winery has kept building on in every vintage since. That shift led to a selection wine made from the oldest vines, keeping the focus of the 2016 Riserva on pure terroir.
- **Vintage:** 2016
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

A selection Barbaresco DOCG Riserva from the estate's oldest vines, first released in the 2016 vintage, a year Sottimano marks as a turning point in its organic work.

## Tasting notes

Deep and vibrant.