{"product_id":"2021-alessandro-rivetto-barbaresco-docg-piedmont-italy","title":"2021 Alessandro Rivetto Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmont, Italy 🇮🇹","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"202\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eThe Moment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"274\"\u003eSome Nebbiolos are built around charm.\u003cbr data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"245\"\u003eOthers are built around time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"776\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"323\"\u003e2021 Alessandro Rivetto Barbaresco DOCG\u003c\/strong\u003e feels like the second kind — a wine with classical structure, floral lift, and the kind of old-world restraint that makes you want to slow dinner down a little. The estate describes a wine with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"568\"\u003edeep garnet-red color with orange highlights\u003c\/strong\u003e, aromas of \u003cstrong data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"608\"\u003erose petals and licorice\u003c\/strong\u003e surrounded by \u003cstrong data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"652\"\u003eblackberry and tart notes\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a palate that is \u003cstrong data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"737\"\u003edry, full-bodied, and austere, though velvety and balanced\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003eThis is \u003cstrong data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"803\"\u003e100% Nebbiolo\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"819\"\u003eTreiso\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"835\"\u003ePiedmont\u003c\/strong\u003e, grown on \u003cstrong data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"870\"\u003eclay-limestone soils\u003c\/strong\u003e and made from \u003cstrong data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"920\"\u003eMichet, Lampia, and Rosé clones\u003c\/strong\u003e. The wine spends around \u003cstrong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"973\"\u003e18 months in oak barrels\u003c\/strong\u003e, then rests in bottle for at least \u003cstrong data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1021\"\u003e6 months\u003c\/strong\u003e before release. That matters here. This is not a wine pushed out early for easy softness. It is built in a more traditional Barbaresco shape — structured, fragrant, and meant to feel composed at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003eWhat It Feels Like\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003eThink roasted meat, low light, a quieter table, and a wine that keeps revealing itself in smaller, more elegant ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1866\"\u003eWhat makes this bottle compelling is the balance between austerity and velvet. The rose and licorice notes give it classic Nebbiolo perfume, the blackberry and tart edge keep it bright, and the full-bodied structure gives it real seriousness. But the estate’s own description makes an important point: even with that firmness, the wine is still balanced and velvety. That is exactly the tension you want in Barbaresco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"1884\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"1884\"\u003eIn the Glass\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"2005\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"1899\"\u003eAromatics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1902\"\u003eRose petals, licorice, blackberry, and characteristic tart notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2161\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2020\"\u003eDry, full-bodied, and structured, with a classical Nebbiolo profile that balances austerity and velvet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2364\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2163\" data-end=\"2174\"\u003eTexture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2177\"\u003eFirm and 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data-end=\"2852\"\u003eTreiso Nebbiolo With Real Shape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2852\" data-end=\"2855\"\u003eComing from the best vineyard positions in the Barbaresco zone and grown on clay-limestone soils, this reads like a wine built around structure and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3049\" data-end=\"3317\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3049\" data-end=\"3079\"\u003eA Wine That Was Given Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"3079\" data-end=\"3082\"\u003eTen days on skins, malolactic in controlled vats, 18 months in oak, and another minimum six months in bottle before release gives this wine a sense of patience that fits the category beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3319\" data-end=\"3335\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3319\" data-end=\"3335\"\u003ePair It With\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3337\" data-end=\"3420\"\u003e• Roasted meats\u003cbr data-start=\"3352\" data-end=\"3355\"\u003e• 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