Producer:
Grape Variety:
100% Nebbiolo
Tasting Note:
This cru from Neive has been produced by Rivella since 2015. The vines are about 50 years old, and the wine is produced in the same way as the Montestefano. However, the personality of the wine is completely different, as the soil in Fausoni is made up of light clay and sand. The wine is very elegant, with a dominant note of liquorice and balsamic aromas. But thanks to its tannins it is rounder than the Montestefano. This plot, too, is only 1 hectare in size. Forest floor, toasted hazelnut and balsamic aromas mingle with French oak and a whiff of wild rose. Tightly knit and primary, the youthfully austere, focused palate offers cranberry, crunchy red cherry, cinnamon and clove set against a backbone of close-grained tannins and vibrant acidity.
Vinification:
In 2009, Guido Rivella, the oenologist of Gaja for the last 40 years started to produce his own wine and the wine is wondeful. 12,500 bottles were produced annually from his own 3.5 hectares using Organic Viticulture.
Scores:
92 Points Wine Enthusiast