Massolino - Barolo Vigna Rionda Riserva 2017

FALSTAFF: "Leuchtendes Rubinrot mit glänzendem Kern. Elegante Nase, auch nach rotbackigem Apfel, minimaler Hauch Pfirsich, dann Himbeeren, Preiselbeeren, im Nachhall ein Hauch Edelholz und Siegellack. Am Gaumen spannungsvoll, baut sich langsam auf, mit kompaktem Tannin und klarer Frucht, wirkt sehr tiefgründig, im Abgang Salz und tolle Saftigkeit, sehr lange."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "This is a gorgeous wine, and although it could stand more years of aging, you're not wrong to enjoy it in the near or medium term either. The 2017 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is packed tight with dark fruit, but it also shows a delicately savory edge with black licorice and rusty metal. The wine's intensity and the mouthfeel are sublime. Aging sees it go into botte for 36 months followed by another 36 months in bottle before its release. Production is 12,500 bottles."