Rivetto dal 1902 Barolo Briccolina DOCG 2017 (750ml) *
Product price
$186.99
Description
Nebbiolo grown in Serralunga d'Alba, the eastern stretch of Barolo known for structure and minerality, sits behind this certified organic 2017 from Rivetto dal 1902. It comes from a warm vintage, which shows in the wine as a rounder, plumper reading of a grape more often defined by its tannic frame.
The fruit leans generous here, ripe cherry and cassis with a softness the warm season lends. Around that sits a savory dryness that reads as pressed rose petal, tea leaf and powdered licorice, and beneath it the iron and rust minerality that Serralunga tends to carry. The vintage warmth and the site's austerity pull against each other in a way that keeps the wine interesting.
Expert Reviews
A certified organic wine, the 2017 Barolo Briccolina by Rivetto dal 1902 is based in Serralunga d'Alba and shows some warm-vintage intensity with extra plumpness and softness present in the wine's generous cherry and cassis fruit flavors. You also get whiffs of dryness that come across as pressed rose petal, tea leaf and powdered licorice. That vintage dryness marries the character of Serralunga d'Alba, which always shows minerality, iron and rust. (Wine Advocate, June 2022)