Barbaresco Rizzi 2016

Rizzi’s Barbaresco, from the cooler sub-zone of Treiso, is beautifully taut and fresh, if a little austere now. It's clear, pure focus and forceful style are so appealing, with some sweet, ripe, black cherry fruit hinting at what’s to come. At the moment the structure is closing down the fruit and it needs time to come around, but it has great potential.

Clear ruby core with garnet glints on the rim. Intense nose with lots of ripe cherry fruit and plums. Substantial, fine-meshed tannin, generous ripe fruit notes and a very nice juiciness on the finish.