Guido Rivella, Barbaresco Fausoni Vintage:2018 It gets better and better

It gets better and better in the glass

palate-staining red fruit and floral pastille flavors show impressive depth and heft

This big boy demands patience

vinified in stainless and raised in wood)

Guido Rivella, Barbaresco Fausoni Vintage:2018 It gets better and betterThe 2016 Barbaresco Fausoni, here in its debut vintage, is powerful and dense, with tons of energy and plenty of reserve. Wild cherry, spice, menthol, licorice and dried herbs gradually reveal themselves, but ultimately, the 2016 is a Barbaresco that needs time to fully come together. Its promise and potential are both evident. Stylistically, the Fausoni is a bit austere, as wines from this Neive site tend to be. Antonio Galloni