Rivetto

Langhe Nebbiolo

2021

Langhe

Piedmont

Italy

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Ree-VET-toh - LANG-geh Nehb-BYOH-loh

Varietal

Nebbiolo

Flavors & Quality

Sour Cherry

Leather

Smoke

Biodynamic

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Palate Character

Tone & Backbone

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Tasting Notes

Medium-plus in body, there are aromas of bramble and sour cherry fruit, followed by flavors of tobacco, leather, smoke, and rose on the complex finish.

COLOR

Medium Red/Ruby

BODY

TANNIN

ACIDITY

SWEET

ALCOH.

13.5%

GRAPE(S)

Nebbiolo

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Why this wine made the cut…

The Trifecta: complex, approachable, and affordable.

GRAPE VARIETAL(S)

Nebbiolo

100% Neb-BYO-lo

Nebbiolo is not only Piedmont’s, but also one of Italy’s most esteemed grape varietals, producing Tone & Backbone expressive, age-worthy wines. Nebbiolo is planted on south facing hillsides with the best wines planted on calcareous marl soil to the north and south of Alba in Barbaresco and Barolo. Nebbiolo tends to be pale in color, with brick notes with age that appear earlier than most other red wine varieties. In its youth, it has crisp acidity and high tannin, and with time displays ethereal perfumed aromas of including, cherries, tar, smoke, licorice, roses, and violets.

Country / State

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Sub Region

Langhe

Producer

Rivetto

Winemaker(s)

Enrico Rivetto

Vintage

2021