Winery RivettoBarolo Riserva Leon
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Nebbiolo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Barolo Riserva Leon of the Winery Rivetto is in the top 10 of wines of Barolo.
Taste structure of the Barolo Riserva Leon from the Winery Rivetto
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Barolo Riserva Leon of Winery Rivetto in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barolo Riserva Leon of Winery Rivetto in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, violet or leather.
Food and wine pairings with Barolo Riserva Leon
Pairings that work perfectly with Barolo Riserva Leon
Original food and wine pairings with Barolo Riserva Leon
The Barolo Riserva Leon of Winery Rivetto matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, gratin of coquillettes with ham or leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg.
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barolo Riserva Leon from Winery Rivetto are 2011, 2008, 2013, 2012 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Rivetto
The Winery Rivetto is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Barolo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barolo
The wine region of Barolo is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. We currently count 911 estates and châteaux in the of Barolo, producing 2022 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barolo go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Piedmont
Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.
The word of the wine: R-M (champagne)
Harvesting and handling. It is the artisan winemaker. He elaborates his own champagne, often a monocru representative of the village or the surrounding villages.
