Rizzi, 'Vigna Boito,' Barbaresco DOCG Riserva, Piedmont, Italy, 2016 (Magnum)

Overview of the Wine
A company that founded its roots over 40 years ago and that was born from the passion for the land and for the vineyard.

1974 is the year of the first year and the real beginning of the adventure of Rizzi Winery which, season after season, first with Ernesto Dellapiana and his wife Lia, then with the addition of their children Jole and Enrico, have given life to a family-run company  that interprets the past with its gaze focused on the future, in a fusion among tradition and winning innovation.

Passion and Love able to bring the name of Rizzi Winery and its wines ever higher up in the world.

Winemaker
Enrico Dellapiana

Grape / Blend
Nebbiolo

Origin
Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Deep garnet red in color.

The nose reveals a beautiful and sensual fragrance with a rich complexity and intense floral component of violet and rose, and a very crisp red fruit, raspberry and strawberry, with notes of black pepper, cloves and licorice.

Its taste is full and mellow, very balanced, with a nice tannic structure.
Wine characterized by elegance and finesse.

94 Points - Wine Advocate
With Enrico Dellapiana's artwork on the front label, the 2016 Barbaresco Rizzi Riserva Vigna Boito shows impressive depth and character. The wine comes out roaring with fresh acidity and all sorts of currants and wild berries. There is some nice minerality too. This wine is the symbolic future of this estate—tight, sharp and focused—and at this point, it is almost ready to enjoy. Maybe give it just another few years. About 4,600 bottles were released.

93 Points - James Suckling
Lots of beautiful pure fruit to this with ripe strawberry and black cherry aromas and flavors, with some sliced lemon and wet earth. Medium to full body. Firm tannins and a slightly chewy finish. Just opening now and shows the glory of the vintage. Drink or hold.

93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
The label art for the 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Vigna Boito is dedicated to the late Kobe Bryant. Boito is located on the upper slopes within the cru of Rizzi, between 240 and 310 meters elevation with south and southwest exposition. The Vigna Boito is aromatic with licorice, kirsch, and white pepper. The palate is energetic and lifted with cranberry, orange peel, and stony earth. Characterized by a vibrant classic structure, this should be prime for long-lived enjoyment. Drink 2024-2042.

91 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Aromas of baked plum and menthol form the nose along with whiffs of forest floor. The brawny palate offers dried cherry, star anise and the heat of evident alcohol while assertive, grainy tannins clench the grippy finish.

Product size: 1.5L