Bricco Riva Bianca

Buttafuoco DOC

Location of the vineyard: Solinga Valley (Canneto Pavese).

Soil: gravel-sand soil.

Vineyard: vineyard facing south-west on a steep hillside.

Grapes: Croatina, Barbera and Ughetta di Solinga. The percentages of each grape can vary from vintage to vintage.

Vinification: this wine is produced only in the best vintages. we hand-harvest the grapes in 20 kg plastic boxes, carefully selecting the best ones. The grapes are destemmed and crushed. The resultant must ferments with the skins for about 20 days. The wine is then racked and ages in used oak barrels of various size for about 24 months. The wine is then put in concrete vats and finally bottled. Once bottled, the wine is stored horizontally in a dark cellar for a minimum of 6 months before release.

Tasting notes: bright very deep ruby red colour. Complex nose with black wild fruits, dried plum, tobacco, cocoa, spices, forest floor and the signature balsamic note of the grapes grown in the Solinga Valley. On palate it’s rich and well-rounded, full-bodied with firm, but fine-grained tannins. Intense, lingering finish. It improves with age, reaching its very best after a minimum of 12 years from the vintage, when time has polished the edginess of youth and softened the tannins.

Pairing suggestions: it pairs perfectly with game and braised or stewed meat. It can be successfully tried with medium-aged cheese.

Service: best served at 18 °C in a glass with a large bowl.

Available formats: 0,75 l bottle, 1,5 l bottle, 3 l bottle and 5 l bottle.

Contains sulphites.

Produced in Italy.