2019 Rizzi Nervo Barbaresco DOCG

17++ Jancis Robinson - "Treiso. Mid ruby. A captivating nose with an abundance of ripe raspberry fruit and savoury, minerally almost saline notes. Elegant fragrant sappy fruit that really builds up on the palate and with finely ground, long tannins. Long and still a little embryonic. (WS)" Drink 2024-2035

95 points, Kerin O'Keefe, Wine Enthusiast - This fragrant red has aromas of baking spice, violet, vineyard dust and blue flower. The savory, elegant palate shows ripe Morello cherry, star anise and clove framed in vibrant acidity and taut, refined tannins. Drink 2027–2034.

95 points, Susan Hulme MW, The Wine Independent - The 2019 Rizzi Barbaresco Nervo has an intense and very appealing nose, with a persistent nose of fragrant, perfumed red fruits and a layer of spicy pepper. On the palate it is long and sinewy, with savory spice, black pepper and delicate wild strawberry fruit intertwining to the end with very nicely integrated tannins and a lingering finish. The grapes for this wine come from the Nervo cru which is a vineyard within the Bernardot cru with very steep slopes. This means the vineyard is well drained (good for wetter vintages) and also that it gets a greater angle to the sun. This cru site is giving this wine an extra notch up the quality ladder. Wait one to two years and drink 20 to 25. 2024-2047. 14.5%