Azienda Agricola Rivetto

Tannins of Serralunga: Briccolina preview of 2012, 2011, 2010 vintages

rita — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:18:02 +0000

A preview on the tannins of Serralunga d’Alba: Rivetto with Pira and Sukula together for a tasting of the tannins from different crus in Serralunga, Briccolina (Rivetto), Marenca (Pira) and Meriame (Sukula) from the coming vintages 2012, 2011 e 2010.

In this video you can appreciate the comments of friends and journalists Thomas Ilkjaer (Danimarca), Ronny Lau (Hong Kong) e Ilka Sirén (Finlandia).

Briccolina is more than a wine: it represents for us the point where we turned to the past with a futuristic approach for what is concerning the philosophy of work in vineyard and in the cellar.

Once Upon a Time at Nebbiolo Prima

rita — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:16:14 +0000

Ronny Lau, from Hong Kong, sent us this article where he talks about Rivetto and the Double Vertical tasting at the last Nebbiolo Prima event.

Briccolina: Tasted!

sarah — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:55:20 +0000

The Barolo Briccolina 2007 won over TASTED Journal at the 100% blind tasting for the April issue, which is dedicated to Italian wines.

Two of the best sommeliers in the world, Markus del Monego (1998) and Andreas Larsson (2007), tried our Briccolina in Essen, at the CaveCo centre, which hosted a professional tasting where all of the variable conditions (temperature, humidity, pressure, light, noise) were controlled. This is the result:

Hereafter – Rivetto: back on Canale 5

sarah — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:03:01 +0000

On Wednesday 20 March, Canale 5 screened Hereafter, the Clint Eastwood film that came out in Italian theatres in January 2011, featuring a meditative Matt Damon and a powerful theme.

Steve Schirripa pouring a bottle of Rivetto Barbaresco

An international success with an exceptional cameo appearance: Rivetto Barbaresco in the role of Barbaresco, “a stupendous wine from Piedmont, made from the Nebbiolo grape”.

Who can blame them? If you have a chance to see the film, enjoy the show – we recommended pairing it with a good Barbaresco!

The first bottle of Barolo Briccolina sold in Tartu (Estonia)

sarah — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:54:15 +0000

The Estonian daily Postimees dedicated a page to Enrico Rivetto in its weekend special, describing him as “a young producer of Italian wine, ‘born in a wine barrel’ and bringing with him 100 years of history, who writes about the future through his blog and on Facebook”.

The article was written by Kalle Muller, a freelance journalist and wine enthusiast, who concludes the piece reporting that the first bottle of Briccolina has been sold in Estonia, at Vinoteek Reserva in Tartu!

WeinPur talks about Nascetta (and also Piemonte)

sarah — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:03:15 +0000

Thanks to a tour organised for participants to learn about and appreciate native Piedmont grape varieties, Nascetta is being talked about even in Austria: Daniela Dejnega from the magazine WeinPur had this to say about the variety and about our Langhe Nascetta 2011:

White and fragrant: Nascetta (see the article, in German, here)

Among the white wines one should note the semi-aromatic Nascetta. As early as 1879 this variety was described as extremely interesting and comparable to Riesling. Abandoned by producers in favour of more profitable varieties, it is now slowly coming back to the fore. Enrico Rivetto from Serralunga d’Alba was a weakness for Nascetta, which he cultivates at an altitude of 400 metres, with northern exposure. The producer considers the variety a niche product and of major potential.

Rivetto, Serralunga d‘Alba

2011 Nascetta Langhe DOC

Aromatic fragrance, lime, a slightly vegetal accent. Refined on the palate, fresh, with an acidity that emphasises the intensity and potential of ageing. Mineral notes that lend it softness and austerity.

A Ryder Cup filled with Barolo

sarah — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:46:27 +0000

Bibenda 2013

sarah — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:21:59 +0000

Bibenda appreciates - and rewards! - the respect for the grape variety and territory that has always been our distinctive mark:

Briccolina: il punto di svolta

rita — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:20:38 +0000

Dedicato a uno dei più vocati e antichi cru di Serralunga d’Alba!

I love Nascetta – when the native grape variety is a white

sarah — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:39:47 +0000

3 exceptional wines – 3 producers ready to satisfy every curiosity – 2 hours of nice-price aperitifs in the centre of Alba: thus began the initiative to promote Nascetta locally.

We presented our Langhe Nascetta Doc 2011 and joining us were Elvio Cogno and Osvaldo Viberti; together we organised an evening at Vincafè in Alba and personally presented the results of our vinification of Nascetta grapes to wine connoisseurs. During the event, participants could chat with the producers of this semi-aromatic variety, which over the years has established its intriguing potential when vinified pure

There are those who say that its bouquet recalls the fragrances of the Sardinian Vermentino and those who say that it seems to be the heir of the great Rhenish Rieslings; in any case, the words of Rovasenda, perhaps the greatest ampelographer in history, remain apt, who described it thus in his Saggio di un’ampelografia universale: “an extremely delicate grape and exquisite wine”.

The event took place at Vincafè in Alba, in Via Maestra, and was dedicated to discovering the secrets of the only native Langa grape, Nascetta.