Rivetti's 2007 Barbaresco Bricco Riserva is dark, fleshy and sensual, yet retains an essentially delicate, mid-weight personality. Sweet red cherries, plums, spice cake and dried flowers blossom in the glass over time. The 2007 boasts gorgeous mid-palate pliancy and a round, caressing finish. It can be drunk now or cellared for up to a decade. The 2007 Riserva has the persistence and depth I find missing in the 2009 Bric Micca. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2022.
Importer: Vinifera Imports, Ronkonkoma, NY; tel. (631) 467-5907