2016 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione Arnaldo Rivera

A tight, focused red with strawberry, hazelnut and floral aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, firm and creamy tannins and a flavorful finish. Juicy finish. Try after 2022.

With only 2,400 bottles made, the Arnaldo Rivera 2016 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione represents the smallest production in this wide-reaching collection of single- vineyard Baroli. Fruit comes from Castiglione Falletto, one of the best-performing comuni in the classic 2016 vintage. The grapes are harvested from vines that were planted from 1977 to 1990, and you feel the extra richness and concentration of old wood as a result. This expression is reserved and closed at this young stage, requiring extra cellar time before it unfolds. The fruit is tight and compact with wild berry, cola, blood orange and iron rust. It will hit the market in September 2020.