Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva “Rio Sordo”, 2020 champagne-template while bright acidity keeps everything

while bright acidity keeps everything lifted

It is a rare chance to taste what a native Friulian variety can do when a grower refuses to cut a single corner

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and minerality that makes it a standout

no filtration—just time on the skins

Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva “Rio Sordo”, 2020 champagne-template while bright acidity keeps everythingAmong the nine single vineyard Riservas released by Produttori del Barbaresco, Rio Sordo is often the most immediately seductive. Its a southwest facing cru with warmer soils and a long track record of producing softer, more accessible expressions of Nebbiolothough soft here is relative. The 2020 vintage offers classic structure, but it's wrapped in darker fruit, silky tannins, and a more generous, almost baritone tone. Produttori needs no