2019 Massolino Barolo Vigna Rionda Riserva

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Falstaff

Powerful, bright ruby-garnet colour. Very clear and inviting nose, full of dewy wild raspberries, fine notes of clove and some cranberry – earthy. Lots of juicy raspberry fruit characterises the attack and finish. Opens up to dense tannins, pithy, and shows a lot of depth. Salty and very long.Reviewers: Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler

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Monica Larner - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Massolino 2019 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is quite special in that it offers dark fruit, tar, campfire ash and burnt ember. It shows the power and heft of the vintage with the concentration, although in appearance, the wine is shiny and bright. It has a very beautiful mouthfeel with a glossy sheen to the tannins. In fact, the palate is the best part of this expertly crafted Riserva. It comes together with more dark fruit and savory tobacco.

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Michaela Morris - Decanter

From the first parcel acquired in 1956 to subsequent purchases in 1967, 1986 and 1990, Massolino is now the largest landowner in Vignarionda, with approximately 3.5ha. It is bottled separately only as a Riserva – and not every vintage. The 2019 demonstrates the cool, elegant character of the vintage. It starts with subtle spicy snaps of pepper and sage against a rhubarb background. Eventually, flint and garden rose come to the fore. The palate is like biting into a perfectly ripe pomegranate with a crunch of the seeds, tartness of juice and cleansing tannins. Beautifully sculpted with toned muscles and proper thrilling grip, a sophisticated bottling packing nothing extraneous.

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Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

Black tea, perfume, blackberry, mint and roses, some liquorice. Magnificent. Dense but fine, mineral, dark raspberry, ferrous things, but also has a juiciness to fruit and superb length. Slate and finesse. What a wine. Tight. I feel this wine will be very special with some bottle age.

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Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous

The 2019 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is a wine of elegance and poise. Given the style of the year, I expected a more austere young Rionda. Today, it surprises with its relatively open-knit personality. There's plenty of depth and structure, but the 2019 is neither austere nor forbidding. Bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, white pepper and mint build nicely as this shows off its charms.