ArnaldoRivera Barolo Undicicomuni 2015 – 16.5/20
Tasted
blind. Mid to deep ruby with orange tinges. A little subdued, but with
plenty of concentrated fruit waiting to come out. Mouth-filling with
rich, coating tannins. Accessible and delicious. (WS)
ArnaldoRivera Barolo Ravera 2015 – 17/20
Tasted
blind. Lustrous ruby. Brooding nose with notes of sweet spice and with
plenty of depth. Fantastic grainy tannins shaping the luscious but not
heavy fruit. Balancing tangy acidity on a long tactile finish. Can be
approached now. (WS)
ArnaldoRivera Barolo Monvigiero 2015 – 17/20
Mid
ruby. Quite dusty with hints of very ripe fruit. Medium-bodied palate
and juicier and with better focus than the nose. Quite a lot of tannins,
but the juicy fruit carries this effortlessly. Robustly tannic (much
more than I would have expected from this cru), but fluid on the
finish. (WS)
ArnaldoRivera Barolo Boiolo 2015 – 17/20
A
shade deeper than their Monvigliero of the same vintage. Firmer and
with a little more concentration but also a little richer. Concentrated
and fruity, but really well balanced with cracking tannins and bright
acidity. (WS)
ArnaldoRivera Barolo Castello 2015 – 17+/20
Mid ruby with orange tinges. Brooding, earthy and with prominent malty
notes.
There is the beginning of tobacco, which seems to indicate some
evolution, but this is in spite of that firm fruit. The palate shows
plenty of life though and almost racy acidity on ripe, sweet-sour
cherry fruit and long, coating tannins. (WS)
ArnaldoRivera Barolo Bussia 2015 – 17++/20
Deep
and alluring sweet-sour cherry nose. Intense and a little monolithic
and inherently fresh. Layered, juicy cherry fruit and beautiful, compact
yet rich tannins. Fantastic balance and length. Star potential. (WS)
ArnaldoRivera Barolo Vignarionda 2015 – 17+/20
Firm, fresh, concentrated fruit palate and the tannic charge is already much more powerful than the first vintage in 2013. (WS)
ArnaldoRivera Barolo Rocche di Castiglione 2015 – 16.5/20
Full, ripe, supple and forthcoming and lots of powdery tannins clinging
to the ripe fruit. Acidity turns up on the finish. Quite approachable. (WS)