Dante Rivetti - Bricco di Neive Riserva Barbaresco 1998 (750ml) Savoie Savoie Sparkling

Dante Rivetti - Bricco di Neive Riserva Barbaresco 1998 (750ml) Savoie Savoie SparklingThis opens with aromas of toasted oak, coffee, ripe berry, sage and a whiff of citrus zest. On the palate, white pepper and coconut back up the core of dried cherry alongside astringent tannins, but it lacks fruit richness.

Vinification of Leo Hillinger Small Hill Red

licorice and vanilla notes

warm summers and low annual rainfall make for excellent growing conditions

this is less than many other properties for those seeking slower intoxication

and salmon pairings

with warm plum sauce

The cooperative cellar was started in 1973

historic glorious Tuscan variety too often vilified by conventional vinifications

with fine tannin—still a little tight and linear (unlike many 2009s)— but with a very persistent finish

the story remains as strong as ever

34% Grenache Noir

The color is gold