Barbaresco Italian Piedmont Wines

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Rizzi 2016

Barbaresco The nose is fruity, elegant and offers juiciness, a fine richness, a fine suavity as well as a good definition. It reveals notes of wild raspberry, plum and small notes of crushed/ripe wild red berries associated with small touches of violet, gray pepper as well as very discreet hints of spices. The palate is fruity, fresh, suave, elegante, well-balanced, harmonious and offers a good definition as well as a fine acidulous frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy cherry and juicy/fresh plum associated with small touches of fleshy raspberry, cornflower/rose as well as hints of liquorice, a very discreet hint of balsamic, mild tobacco (in the background) and chocolate/Bourbon vanilla. Tannins are elegant. The finish and the persistence are beautiful.

Score : 16.5+/75/20 (93-94/100)

Rizzi - Nervo 2016

Barbaresco The nose is elegant and offers power, dynamism/energy as well as a good finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy/ripe plum and small notes of crushed wild strawberry associated with touches of violet, lilac, liquorice stick, dry ground of local forest (the place) as well as discreet hints of Sichuan pepper (in the background), racy minerality and an imperceptible hint of toasted. The palate is fruity, mineral, well-balanced, elegant, precise, straight, beautifully racy and offers an acidulous frame as well as energy. On the palate thos wine expresses notes of fleshy black cherry, fleshy violet plum and small notes of violet associated with touches of crushed/ripe raspberry, fine hints of liquorice stick, toasted as well as an imperceptible hint of caramelizaton and rose on the finish/persistence. Tannins are fine and elegant. A very beautiful wine!

Score : 17+/20 (94-95/100)

Rizzi - Pajoré 2016

Barbaresco The nose is beautifully defined and offers a certain richness, complexity, a beautiful elegance as well as power (full of finesse). It reveals notes of bigarreau cherry, black plum and small notes of wild raspberry associated with small ripe/crushed red berries, wild blackberry, violet, Sichuan pepper as well as very discreet hints of zan and balsamic/tobacco. The palate is juicy, fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful acidulous frame, a beautiful definition, as well as tension/energy. On the palate this wine epresses notes of juicy/acidulous plum, juicy/acidulous cherry and more sligghtly blackberry associated with small touches of crunchy/acidulous wild raspberry, discreet hints of juicy/acidulous red berries, violet/ rose, a hint of balsamic as well as a very discreet hint of toasted, mild tobacco and caramelized oak. Tannins are fine, elegant and racy. Very fine chew on the finish. There is a very discreet hint of fresh hazelnut on the persistence.

Score : 17/20 (94/100)

Rizzi - Vigna Boito 2013, Riserva

Barbaresco The nose is elegant and offers power, richness (full of finesse), a beautiful finesse, complexity, gourmandize as well as a beautifully fine and very finely tight grain. It reveals notes of Boysen berry, violet and small notes of plum associated with touches of ripe red fruits (red berries...), crushed bigarreau cherry, hints of violet, lily as well as discreet hints of liquorice, toasted and chocolate. The palate is fruity, elegant, gourmand, beautifully defined, racy and offers a beautiful precision, a racy minerality, a beautiful identity, richness (full of finesse) as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy cherry, fleshy wild raspberry and small notes of violet plum associated with small touches of blackberry, chocolate, toasted/caramelized, ripe almond as well as very discreet hints of liquorice stick. Tannins are fine, elegant and well-built. There is an imperceptible hint of saline minerality (in the background), Cuben pepper and tobacco on the finish. Beautiful and gourmande persistence.

Score : 17.25+/20 (95/100)

Rizzi - Vigna Boito 2014, Riserva

Barbaresco The nose is elegant, mineral and beautifully racy. It reveals notes of wild red berries, wild raspberry and small notes of grove/laurel associated with touches of ripe Quetsche plum, cornflower, lily as well as hints of liquorice stick, mild tobacco and gray pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, beautiful suavity, a beautiful straightness/tension, an acidulous frame, a beautiful definition/precision as well as an aerail side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy bigarreau cherry, juicy Quetsche plum and small notes of juicy wild red berries associated with small touches of blackberry, violet, toasted as well as fine hints of flowers (cornflower, violet), chocolate, toasted and a very discreet hint of mild tobacco. Good length on the palate. A beautiful wine!

Score : 17+/20 (94-95/100)