2016 Barolo, Vigna Rionda, Riserva, Massolino, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Ready - youthful
James Suckling
97/100
Monica Larner
97/100
Antonio Galloni
97/100
Product: 20168214270
2016 Barolo, Vigna Rionda, Riserva, Massolino, Piedmont, Italy
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Massolino

Critics reviews

James Suckling 97/100
Tasting this Vigna Rionda is such a sensual experience, with the complexity you’d expect from the top-level Barolo, showing hints of iodine, dark mussels, walnuts, and dark stones to the fleshy dark cherries and plums. Then it turns a little “bloody,” minty and tarry on the nose. “Dark” and full-bodied with a massive amount of small-grained tannins seamlessly knitting the fruit on the palate, driving it to a very long, mineral finish. Very tight and powerful now, yet seductively rich and full of flesh, too. Shows lots of potential ahead. Much better from 2025. It should hold well for the next 20+ years.Drink 2025 - 2050james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (December 2022)
Drink 2025 - 2050
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Dec 2022)
Monica Larner 97/100
This is an impressive production of 12,000 bottles.Packaged with a special black label, the Massolino 2016 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is only released in the best vintages. Showing the power and the determination of Serralunga d'Alba, the wine is redolent of dried berry, with lots of rusty earth and fragrant red rose. These are the typical aromas of this vineyard, and this wine presents them with impeccable integration. To the palate, this Riserva remains open-knit, tightly structured and broad in scope.Drink 2025 - 2060monica_larner, Wine Advocate (June 2022)
Drink 2025 - 2050
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (Jun 2022)
Antonio Galloni 97/100
The 2016 Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda is absolutely stunning. Deep and statuesque in bearing, the 2016 captivates all the senses from start to finish. A whole range of Rionda aromatics soars out of the glass. Silky and yet powerful, gracious and yet full of gravitas, the 2016 captures all the contrasts that make Barolo such an alluring wine. Rose petal, lavender, red/purplish fruit, spice and new leather lend striking nuance to this hypnotic Barolo from Massolino.Drink 2028 - 2041antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (February 2022)
Drink 2025 - 2050
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Feb 2022)

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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Massolino

Based in the heart of the village of Serralunga, Massolino is a historical estate now managed by Franco Massolino. The estate was established in 1896 by Franco’s great-grandfather, and its running has been deeply interwoven throughout different generations. Charming and open yet reflective, Franco combines a willingness to challenge assumptions with a deeply-felt sense of responsibility to his family legacy. This legacy, in his view, is to faithfully represent the wines and unique heritage of the region. To give the purest expression of the grape, vinification is traditional, with fermentation and maceration for around 21 days in temperature-controlled, open oak fermenters called tini. The wine is the aged in large Slovenian oak botti – no oak toast, just steamed – for up to 30 months before being left to mature in bottle.
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