About Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo | 2020 & 2021 Vertical Pair | Produttori del Barbaresco
Two vintages. One celebrated vineyard. A Barbaresco comparison you almost never get to taste.
Rare, cool and seriously special. Pour the 2020 and 2021 Rio Sordo side by side and you taste the same great vineyard speak in two different years. It is the kind of pair wine lovers dream about, and it makes an unforgettable gift for anyone who loves Nebbiolo.
Why we can't stop talking about Produttori del Barbaresco
Founded in 1958 by local growers, this cooperative unites more than 50 small family growers, and it turns out some of the most thrilling Nebbiolo in Italy at prices we believe make it some of the best-value fine wine in the world. Wine Spectator has noticed. The estate has reached the magazine's Top 10 more than once: No. 5 in 2016 (the 2011 Asili Riserva) and No. 7 in 2025 (the 2021 Barbaresco). Its single-vineyard Riservas are only made in outstanding years, and none were bottled from the 2010 harvest, which is exactly why bottles like these feel so rare.
In the box
Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo 2020
96 points, Kerin O'Keefe · 94 points, Monica Garner
Tasting note: From a site further from the Tanaro river with south-western exposures. Rich, velvety and generous, with blackberry, blackcurrant and spice, and plenty of meat on the bones. Drink 2026-2050.
Barbaresco Riserva Rio Sordo 2021
96 points, Antonio Galloni (Vinous)
Tasting note: Finesse and power together. Open, layered aromatics of rose petal, cedar, spice and tobacco, with serious structure that needs a few years, and an explosive, aromatic finish. Drink 2027-2041.
Both wines are 100% Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy.
