Barbaresco Nervo, Cantina Rizzi 2018

This is the most muscular of the three Rizzi Barbarescos but not at the expense of the fruit-forward nature of the wine. Big, boisterous, and totally delicious now but you can really see how the structure could easily carry the fruit for years. Very impressive.

Soft ruby red. Exotic like the straight Barbaresco but spicier too. Intense red-cherry sweetness on the nose – you might even think this was a sweet wine until you taste it. A very firm grip, compact tannins, like the regular Barbaresco, but here the fruit is packed in the core of the wine, giving great balance, although it is all in embryo. 2024-2032