Rizzi
Rizzi Barbaresco Pajoré 2021
| Denomination | Barbaresco DOCG |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | The ageing lasts 12 months in Slavonian oak casks, then in concrete vats for further 8 months. It then refines in the bottle a few months before being marketed 3 years after harvesting. |
Description
Barbaresco Pajorè comes from grapes grown in the Pajorè Cru. Bordering on the town of Barbaresco, Pajorè is rightfully among the most renowned cru of the Langa. The vineyard, of about 3 hectares, is situated in the heart of the cru and enjoys an almost perfect elevation. In addition, this vineyard benefits from a splendid southern position and very poor marly soils.
Awards
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2021
91/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2021
93/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1974
- Oenologist: Enrico Dellapiana
- Bottles produced: 90.000
- Hectares: 43
These were years of hard work and acquisitions, which led the Rizzi Winery to expand: in 1984, with the addition of the Boito farmstead and the adjacent Boito vineyard, also within the Cru Rizzi, and in 1997 with the purchase of the Manzola farmstead and its vineyards. Between 2004 and 2018, new acquisitions were made: three hectares of the vineyard in Cru Pajorè, 5 hectares in Neviglie of Podere Stella and 1.5 hectares in Cru Giacone and 3 hectares in Cru Bricco di Neive.
Ernesto Dellapiana worked to improve his company in terms of quantity and quality. And so the dream became a reality, and the Rizzi Winery grew to over 44 hectares divided between Nebbiolo grapes for Barbaresco (the most significant part), Barbera, Dolcetto, Moscato, Freisa, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Over the years, Ernesto and his wife Lia have been joined by their two children: Jole, a graduate in Education Sciences, specialising in the field of marketing, administration and public relations, who takes care of the commercial and management side of the winery and the sales network, and Enrico, a graduate in Viticulture and Oenology from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Turin, who is involved in the technical management of the winery and the cellar, following all the problems of production, the commercial side, the sales network and wine exports. Read more
| Name | Rizzi Barbaresco Pajoré 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Barbaresco DOCG |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Rizzi |
| Climate | Altitude: 230-300 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South. |
| Soil composition | Marly-clayey. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 4,200 |
| Yield per hectare | 6,000 kg/hectare |
| Harvest | By hand, the first or second decade of October depending on the weather conditions. |
| Fermentation temperature | Max 30 °C |
| Fermentation | 25-30 days. |
| Wine making | Fermentation and maceration are carried out in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures not above 30°C for about 25-30 days. It then follows malolactic fermentation which lasts for about a month. |
| Aging | The ageing lasts 12 months in Slavonian oak casks, then in concrete vats for further 8 months. It then refines in the bottle a few months before being marketed 3 years after harvesting. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
