Riserva Speciale
⏳ Drinking Window
2015 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised beef or wild boar, rich egg-yolk pasta with shaved truffles, and aged cheeses like Castelmagno.
✨ Technical Specifications
The story of Produttori del Barbaresco is one of the greatest cooperative success stories in the wine world, founded in 1958 by the local parish priest, Don Fiorino Marengo, to protect small growers. The 'Riserva Speciale' designation represents a historic milestone from the late 1960s and 1970s, when the cooperative began bottling exceptional single-vineyard sites like Rabaja, Montestefano, and Ovello separately. Crafted from 100 percent Nebbiolo grown in the calcareous clay soils of Piedmont, these wines underwent traditional long macerations and extended aging in large Slavonian oak casks for at least four years. This historic style is celebrated for its ethereal aromas of dried roses, tar, leather, and sour cherries, backed by a formidable tannic structure that demands patience.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1958 by parish priest Don Fiorino Marengo and nineteen local growers, Produttori del Barbaresco was established to revive the historic cooperative model first initiated by Domizio Cavazza in 1894 in the Langhe hills of Piedmont, Italy. Widely celebrated as one of the world's preeminent wine cooperatives, the estate unites over fifty member families dedicated exclusively to the cultivation of the Nebbiolo grape across exceptional vineyard sites. Upholding steadfast traditional winemaking principles, including extended macerations and aging in large oak casks, the winery produces benchmark expressions that embody pure varietal typicity and terroir transparency. In stellar vintages, Produttori crafts nine renowned single-vineyard Cru Riservas alongside historic tribute bottlings, exemplifying the profound elegance, structure, and longevity of Barbaresco.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Nebbiolo