1989 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  11/26/2020 - coremill wrote: 88 Points

  Opened and decanted off its sediment, then poured a glass 90 minutes later--it was terrible, funky and volatile. I opened something else, cleaned the bottle, and poured the wine back into the bottle, where it then sat on the counter for two days. Then I tasted it again before throwing it away, just to check, and it had completely transformed into a nice mature barolo, with fleshy dark fruit and iron and tar, with just a hint of the volatility.

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  6/16/2017 - GuWin wrote: 92 Points

  Dyp brunrød med murstens kant. Moden, søt frukt - moreller, jordbær med balsamico. Fuktig skogbunn, roser som har stått en uke, en liten anelse rosin? Eva mener kjeller og mugg, jeg syns ikke det. Bra med godt moden frukt av den mørke og søtlige sorten, kraftig, 'full bodied' med imponerende tanninbitt. Kompakt. Kraftig og chunky' med lang ettersmak av mørke bær

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  1/21/2017 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 95 Points

  Vilken otrolig överraskning. En flaska i fantastiskt skick. Skulle aldrig förvänta mig av ett så pass enkelt vin att leverera på detta vis.
  Underbar mogen men ända ungdomlig frukt, lakrits, apelsinskal, rosor, tjära. Otroligt fin balans med ren fin syra, mogen frukt och tanniner som är silkiga men fortfarande har fint grepp. Skulle jag fått det blint skulle jag gissat på ett avsevärt mycket yngre vin.

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  2/12/2015 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  Pale, translucent cherry red color that is already slightly bricking with a deep orange hue. Quite dry, savory and rather restrained nose with complex aromas of red cherry, tart cranberry, some dusty earth, a little leather, hints of sweet rosy floral nuances and a touch of something slightly animal. Although the nose lacks a bit power, it really doesn't lack depth. On the palate the wine is full-bodied with rather soft acidity and quite modest, even a bit mellow tannins. The flavors are quite dry, although revealing attractive ripe red cherry notes and some tarry earthiness, supported by understated nuances of leather, stony minerality, some rather bitter spiciness and a touch of very sweet strawberry. The finish is very gentle and more sweeter than the midpalate with very complex of cherry marmalade, Asian spices, ripe strawberry, some smoke and tar and a hint of bitterness. The tannins give a slight tug to the aftertaste.
  
  No wonder 1989 is considered as a fantastic vintage of Barolo: this wine showcased all the characteristics of an aged Barolo with remarkable fruit concentration – although the wine showed some signs of age, it would've been very easy to guess it as a lot younger vintage, if served blind! As the wine was more about developed, sweet fruit and remarkable complexity than about stern, tightly-knit structure, this wine was definitely a treat on its own, but much less so with food – it lacks the brightness to cut through. Bear this mind, if you happen to come across this wine. Even though I love the sharp acidity and grippy tannins of Nebbiolo this wine didn't really showcase, it was still nothing short of fantastic to me.

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  2/23/2014 - Chiantihound wrote: 88 Points

  6 hr double decant. Cork saturated 90% of the way through. Clear light ruby mixed with an orange hue. Not much bricking. Reticent nose. Typical flavors of roses and tea on palate. Medium to short finish. Was surprised by the lack of complexity and short finish given other comments. Perhaps it was still closed.

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