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Subregion | Italy > Piedmont |
Colour | Red |
Type | Still |
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Enrico Dellapiana at Cantina Rizzi is making just superb wines these days and this was one of the finest Barberas I tasted for this report. His Barbera is aged in a combination of old botti, cement vats and stainless steel tanks. The 2018 is a beautiful example of this underrated varietal, with the nose jumping from the glass in a sappy blend of red and black cherries, nutskin, gamebird, a lovely base of soil tones, roses, a touch of fresh oregano and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, ripe and full-bodied, with a superb core of fruit, lovely soil undertow and grip, a bit of ripe tannin and a long, complex and very classy finish. This comes in at 14.5 percent octane- in the style of this ripe vintage, but is impeccably balanced and will age effortlessly (if one can keep their hands off of the bottles in the cellar). If you have not yet discovered just how good Enrico’s wines are these days, then this is a beautiful introductory bottle to give you some idea of the classically-styled fireworks going on with the Barbaresco Crus here! 2021-2030