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BARBERA D'ALBA

2020 Rinaldi Marziano Abbona

EN PRIMEUR
BarberaRedItaly,Piedmont 14.5%

These grapes are grown on a beautiful parcel of vines that have come down from Granny Rinaldi, another great Piedmont family, so closely linked the the Abbonas. Loaded with fragrant sour cherry, blackberry, piquant and fresh, good acid drive, juicy bright fruit, black berries, cherries and chocolate, has a wonderful tang that counters the richer fruit ideally.L&S (Jun 2022)

75cl bottles (case of 6)

* This is a pre-shipment/primeur offer. All orders are accepted under the TERMS of this offer which differ from the terms of the rest of the site.

The 2020 Barbera d'Alba Rinaldi is a succulent Barbera to drink now and over the next handful of years. Pretty spice, savory, iron and earthy undertones add character. I would prefer to drink this young Barbera, while the fruit remains vibrant. Drinking range: 2022 - 2027 Rating: 89 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Nov 2022)

The Abbona vineyards were first established in the early part of the 20th Century by Marziano and Celso Abbona (father and son) just outside the town of Dolgliani. Famed for it's Dolcetto, it was Celso who first planted the Bricco Doriolo vineyard in the 1950's and it is from here that the estate's flagship wine 'Papá Celso' derives. Rightly heralded as one of Piedmont's greatest Dolcettos, it is wine of elegance, power and harmony, a wine that can age gracefully for many years.

In the mid-sixties the estate passed to Celso's sons Marziano and Enrico and they worked tirelessly to further establish the reputation of their local Dolcetto and bottled the first wines under the family name. In the early 1980's they added holdings in the prestigious Cru's of Barolo Ravera (Novello) and Bricco Barone and Rinaldi (Monforte d'Alba).

Following the untimely death of Enrico in 1999, Marziano's daughter Mara joined the family business and the estate continued it's acquisitions of Barolo vineyards with plots in Pressenda (Monforte d'Alba) and Cerviano (Novello). It was also a time when Marziano was experimenting with a new white wine, Cinerino, made from Viognier, as he had enjoyed great Condrieu and wanted to see if they could replicate the wines in the hills of Dolgliani. Today it has become something of celebrity and is found in restaurants throughout Piedmont.

2007 commemorated the 30th vintage of the Papá Celso Dolcetto and the following year Marziano's youngest daughter Chiara joined the business.

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