2016 Barbaresco, Rio Sordo, Riserva, Produttori del Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy

Description

Production is 11,355 bottles.

The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo takes it up a notch if you consider the tasting of each one of these single-vineyard wines tasted in order. With the Rio Sordo, you really start to feel the textural richness and fruit weight that can be achieved with Nebbiolo in a great vintage. This vintage is compact and tightly woven together, suggesting a forecast for an extra long drinking window. The Alutto and Marengo families farm the fruit used in this blend. This wine will live long, and I love that touch of candied licorice that appears on the close (especially when you come back to the open bottle 24 hours later).

Drink 2025 - 2050

Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (June 2021)

Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2016

Maturity Ready - youthful

Grape List Nebbiolo

Body Medium Bodied

Producer Produttori Del Barbaresco

Critics reviews

Antonio Galloni 94/100

The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo is a serious, somber wine. Black cherry, plum, lavender, spice and menthol show off the darker side of Nebbiolo to great effect. In most vintages, Rio Sordo is an easygoing wine, but not in 2016. Readers will find a potent, brooding yet mid-weight Barbaresco that screams with character.Drink 2021 - 2036antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (October 2020)

Drink 2021 - 2036

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Oct 2020)

Monica Larner 96/100

Production is 11,355 bottles.The 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo takes it up a notch if you consider the tasting of each one of these single-vineyard wines tasted in order. With the Rio Sordo, you really start to feel the textural richness and fruit weight that can be achieved with Nebbiolo in a great vintage. This vintage is compact and tightly woven together, suggesting a forecast for an extra long drinking window. The Alutto and Marengo families farm the fruit used in this blend. This wine will live long, and I love that touch of candied licorice that appears on the close (especially when you come back to the open bottle 24 hours later).Drink 2025 - 2050monica_larner, Wine Advocate (June 2021)

Drink 2021 - 2036

Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (Jun 2021)

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.

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Produttori del Barbaresco

Produttori del Barbaresco is located in the Barbaresco region of Piedmont, Italy. It is a cooperative winery established in 1958 by a group of 19 growers who recognised the potential of the Barbaresco region and decided to join forces. It has grown to include over 50 members who collectively cultivate approximately 100 hectares of vineyards.

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