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Rivetto 2004 Riserva Nebbiolo (Barolo)
- Cellar Selection
Wow: simply wonderful! This wine will blow you away on all levels. The intensity, the quality of the mouthfeel, the fine focus of the fruit and spice aromas and its long persistency are stratospheric. It’s a dark, brooding expression of Nebbiolo with enough of an aromatic motor to carry it forward many years, if not decades of cellar aging. The Rivetto family has…
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
Rivetto 2006 Serralunga Nebbiolo (Barolo)
Rivetto has delivered an impressive portfolio this year with vineyard-designate Barolos and a stellar Riserva. This Serralunga expression is ripe with generous, velvety fruit tones and loads of mineral, cola and spice. The wine shows balance and personality and definitely has the qualities needed for long aging.
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
Rivetto 2007 Serralunga Nebbiolo (Barolo)
- Cellar Selection
- $50
An up-and-coming star of Barolo Serralunga, Rivetto delivers a supersized wine with immense concentration and rock-solid structure. In fact, this wine needs another 10–15 years of aging to complete its long evolution. Already present, however, are tonic tones of red cherry, coffee, mocha, spice and cured meat.
— M.L.
(9/1/2011)
Rivetto 2005 Leon Riserva Nebbiolo (Barolo)
- Online Exclusive
- $80
Dark color, concentration and supple aromas of milk chocolate and mature cherry open the nose of this pretty Barolo Riserva. The wine boasts a soft, plush feel with velvety intensity that would pair with most sophisticated meat dishes or porcini mushrooms on the grill.
— M.L.
(9/1/2011)
Rivetto 2005 Leon Nebbiolo (Barolo)
- $50
The dynamic Rivetto family has been making wine since 1902 and the newest generation of winemakers is worth keeping an eye on. This bright and elegant Barolo shows aromas of spice, cola, cherry, tar, prune and black currants. It tastes smooth and elegant and shows firm structure in the mouth.
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
Rivetto 2006 Leon Nebbiolo (Barolo)
Rivetto is making some very interesting wines and is worth keeping a close eye on. The Leon Barolo opens with plump aromas of coffee, cherry, blackberry, spice and ripe berry fruit. It’s a generous and velvety wine with firm tannins and a dusty, finely textured mouthfeel.
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
Rivetto 1999 Nebbiolo (Barbaresco)
- Editors' Choice
- $30
Chalk dust and leather aromas set this wine apart from the ordinary, and then it picks up notes of citrus fruits, chocolate and cherries. It’s supple and mouthfilling, ending with juicy acids and a soft dose of tannins. Drink now–2015.
— W.E.
(4/2/2004)
Rivetto 2007 Lirano Soprano Barbera (Barbera d'Alba)
- $50
Rich and modern, with dense extraction and raw notes of cherry, blackberry and spice, this wine is very representative of the new face of Barbera d’Alba. There are sweet fruit notes followed by equally sweet oak tones of cinnamon, chocolate and spice.
— M.L.
(9/1/2010)
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