The wine opened up nicely. Anice of black licorice, black berries, dust. Delightful to drink. When I first poured it, it almost had a brownish hue as you might see with much older wines, but this changed. The wine was initially closed. I think it has more life on it. But certainly drink them if you have them.
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2009 RIVETTO CE VANNI BARBARESCO- at my urging and in respect for my love for Barbaresco, a friend who brought many wines to share, opened this one; I liked it for its approachability and liveliness as well as its balanced dark fruit and overall elegance; it was medium bodied, playful and fun.
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Floral nose, candied cherry, spicy leather. Hints of bricking, and a distinct aged bouquet. Sweet red cherries, soapy violets, tart acidity, coarse grained but velvety tannins. Quite ready, drink up.
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Identical to note a year and a half ago. Dark cherry. Cough syrup. Tannic. Dense. Extracted. I'm noticing more vanilla this time around. Not sure if they use barriques, though in would assume so. Still young. A nice wine and a great qpr.
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12/17/2022 - Mossrose wrote: 91 Points
Fabulous QPR
This wine still shows some fruit, integrated tannins, and a savory, satisfying finish. I will drink my last bottle within the next year.
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10/25/2020 - DickJ94507 Likes this wine: 90 Points
The wine opened up nicely. Anice of black licorice, black berries, dust. Delightful to drink. When I first poured it, it almost had a brownish hue as you might see with much older wines, but this changed. The wine was initially closed. I think it has more life on it. But certainly drink them if you have them.
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9/8/2017 - Blake Brown wrote: 90 Points
2009 RIVETTO CE VANNI BARBARESCO- at my urging and in respect for my love for Barbaresco, a friend who brought many wines to share, opened this one; I liked it for its approachability and liveliness as well as its balanced dark fruit and overall elegance; it was medium bodied, playful and fun.
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2/24/2016 - Mezz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Floral nose, candied cherry, spicy leather. Hints of bricking, and a distinct aged bouquet. Sweet red cherries, soapy violets, tart acidity, coarse grained but velvety tannins. Quite ready, drink up.
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11/8/2015 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 90 Points
Identical to note a year and a half ago. Dark cherry. Cough syrup. Tannic. Dense. Extracted. I'm noticing more vanilla this time around. Not sure if they use barriques, though in would assume so. Still young. A nice wine and a great qpr.
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