Barbaresco Nervo – 2019

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. 2024 – 2036

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.

The Rizzi 2019 Barbaresco Nervo has plenty of dark fruit and plum that are delivered in a clear shot from the bouquet. This mid-weight Nebbiolo shows a good amount of energy and freshness that will play important roles as the wine ages forward in time. It finishes with playful hints of sage and grilled herb. 2024 – 2038

Lots of layered tannins and berry character with juicy fruit. Full-bodied with berry, spice and walnut undertones. Lots of flavor and intensity yet remains refined. Drink after 2024.

The Cru of Nervo lies in the Dellapiana family’s home village of Treiso, with the vineshere having been planted between 1967 and 2004. The wine is aged for one year in Slavonian oak botti and nine months in cement tanks prior to bottling. The 2019 Nervo is a beautifully expressive young wine, offering up a transparent bouquet of cherries, orange peel, gamebird, red curry, fresh oregano, bonfire and chalky soil tones. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, ripe and tangy, with a fine core of red fruit, excellent soil signature and grip, ripe, chewy tannins and impeccable balance on the long, complex and very promising finish. The 2019 Nervo has excellent lift and backend energy! This is going to be a beautiful bottle of Barbaresco. 2034 – 2090+