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1998 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco |
| Vintage | 1998 |  Label 1 of 5   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Renato Ratti | ||
| Variety | Nebbiolo | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | Marcenasco | ||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Piedmont | ||
| SubRegion | Langhe | ||
| Appellation | Barolo |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 88.6 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 9 notes) | |
| Tasted by Machiavelli on 11/4/2008: Dinner with the gang at Gianni & Maria. Camphor, chocolate, maraschino cherry, and tar. A lot of tar. Fresh, lovely mid-palate with cherries and tar predominately, plenty of slightly bitter tannins, medium length. Really nice wine. (457 views) | |
| Tasted by mwieth on 10/18/2008: Den var ikke rigtig god - måske en anelse oxideret. (474 views) | |
| Tasted by sstra on 9/16/2007 & rated 90 points: I enjoyed this wine - with fruity aromas (strawberries and raspberries) and wood with some anis. Slightly up since the previous bottle. (745 views) | |
| Tasted by mwieth on 6/8/2007: Den både duftede og smagte dejligt - på en afdæmpet måde. Fuldt udviklet, eller tæt på, men uden tegn på at være på vej ned af bakke. (851 views) | |
| Tasted by lmachuca on 5/18/2007 & rated 90 points: terrific all around (699 views) | |
| Tasted by sstra on 6/20/2006 & rated 89 points: Medium depth, garnet to brick in colour. Aromatic with wood, strawberries and some tobacco. Hints of sweet, red fruit in the taste, balanced and drinks nicely now. Medium finish. A lovely wine. (772 views) | |
| Tasted by Lorenzo on 11/12/2004 & rated 87 points: Nicely priced <$50> at Cafe Lago and the last bottle in their inventory. They offered the 2000 for the same price, momentarily froze but decided on the extra 2 years of bottle age. super tight on arrival. left it open in the glass/bottle and ordered another wine. It was much more pleasing after an hour (or 2) of air. but still never showed much depth. The flavors, typical barolo, were pleasant and enjoyable. Leather, cherry, cigar. (1407 views) | |
| Tasted by futronic on 9/29/2003 & rated 87 points: Light ruby red to orange rim. Aromas of cherry, earth, hints of dark chocolate and truffles. Full-bodied, surprisingly integrated tannins with cherries, earth, and tar. Dry finish with tobacco notes, 20-25s. (780 views) | |
| Tasted by mwieth on 3/7/2003: Dejlig vin. Smagte godt efter 3 timer på karaffel, men Stefan mente at den havde potentiale for større duft, fylde og kompleksitet. Anbefaler at prøve næste 2006. (1064 views) |
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Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTracker Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctor Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only) Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa) Regional History: The wines of Piemonte are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piemonte was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piemontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine -- most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a frenchwoman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour -- later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy -- this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power. |
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