Barbaresco "Nervo" DOCG 2022 - Rizzi

A Barbaresco DOCG from Rizzi, from the Nervo geographical mention, where steep slopes improve drainage and sun exposure. After manual harvest in the first decade of October, maceration lasts about three to four weeks, followed by malolactic fermentation. Ageing is in large Slavonian oak casks for about 12 months, then in cement vats for a further six to nine months before bottling. Elegant, balanced and silky, with measured astringency. Raspberry, liquorice, cinnamon, woodland and damp bark on the nose, with a linear tannic finish.