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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 51 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AMG4RPM on 1/19/2024 & rated 94 points: 20 years on and drinking beautifully. Rich dark fruits on the initial attack with lingering notes of tobacco and graphite framing the finish. Outstanding producer, excellent vineyard equals: Yum. (187 views) | | | Tasted by Larre on 10/14/2022 & rated 94 points: Drinking really well right now. Generous fruit with sweet dark cherries and plums. Secondary notes of pipe tobacco, forest ground and balsamic vinegar. Satisfactory overall balance and a long compelling finish. 94. (884 views) | | | Tasted by OttawaB on 5/5/2022 & rated 93 points: same as previous note. (1196 views) | | | Tasted by Puteljen! on 4/8/2022 & rated 92 points: Feels ready to go. Quite classic with roses, cherry etc. Generous fruit but lacking a bit of complexity. Still, drinking very well. (1254 views) | | | Tasted by OttawaB on 8/3/2021 & rated 93 points: Wonderful wine right now. Decanted and let aerate for a few hours. Opened up nicely. Dusty drying tannins on the gums, but not too strong. Medium to waning acidity so the wine feels a bit sweeter and fat on the finish. Still some fruit ... ripe cherries and plums, but also dried fruit, spices, balsamic and tar, earthy, tobacco, licorice. Nice long finish. (1631 views) | | | Tasted by olemski on 4/5/2021 & rated 92 points: Decanted less than an hour. Nose from the textbook, with maybe more fruit than the average Barolo. The main quality of this wine, and the previous bottles from my stash, is the solid core of fruit. This makes it go really well with food. (1729 views) | | | Tasted by olemski on 10/11/2020 & rated 91 points: Good fruit, typical aromas. Could be in a transitory phase between young and old (aren't we all?), with none of the qualities of either phase dominant. (1608 views) | | | Tasted by olemski on 11/11/2019 & rated 92 points: Still deep Crimson. Scent of dark cherries, a little tar, and some undergrowth. Full on, and harmonious. Excellent With reindeer. (1955 views) | | | Tasted by Tartiflette on 4/6/2019 & rated 93 points: Decanted 4 hours and enjoyed a little cooler than room temperature. This Barolo is at its peak right now. Almost no tannins left and feels perfectly integrated. What is left of fruit is mature cherries and plums. Lots of classic spices like tobacco, leather, wet earth, grafite, liquorice, wood and of course acetone. Becoming a little sweet now and performs better with food than without. Long aftertaste. (2139 views) | | | Tasted by 67WinePaul on 11/3/2018 & rated 90 points: A very tasty drink. (2099 views) | | | Tasted by gukarl on 8/3/2018 & rated 91 points: Drikker flott nå. Fin frukt, duft av mentol, tjære og modne kirsebær. Moden tanniner. (2139 views) | | | Tasted by Tartiflette on 1/31/2017 & rated 93 points: Decanted about 4 hours. And I should have done it way earlier. This is still a young monster. Lots of tannins and plenty of fruit as well. It only came around after the meal but it was worth waiting for. Wonderful fruit and great balance. I am certain it will be better with more time. (3204 views) | | | Tasted by Hansen73 on 7/24/2016 & rated 93 points: Garnet red, plum and dark cherry, classically beautifully barolo - approachable now with long decant, still has lively tannins! (3230 views) | | | Tasted by Al-Vino on 6/18/2016 & rated 93 points: Opened up beautifully after 1 hour decant. Great depth and complexity, peppery undertones and balanced in all respects. Drinking window will likely stay open for the next couple of years at minimum. (3200 views) | | | Tasted by olemski on 5/1/2016 & rated 93 points: Fabulously balanced and savoury Barolo. (3134 views) | | | Tasted by Tag01 on 2/21/2016 & rated 92 points: Classic Nebbiolo (3153 views) | | | Tasted by s******n on 1/22/2016 & rated 91 points: - Farbe: Konzentriert, rot. Weder bläulich noch bräunlich.
- Schöner runder Barolo, schön integrierte Säure. Sehr modern, aber wenig Holz. Eher fruchtig. Sehr schwache Tannine.
- Viel besser als der 2006 (muss eine schlechte Flasche gewesen sein). Mir allerdings etwas zu weich und fruchtig, um noch besser zu sein. (2132 views) | | | Tasted by jcarptr on 12/19/2014 & rated 93 points: Dark and very tasty. (2242 views) | | | Tasted by jcarptr on 12/19/2014 & rated 93 points: So good had the other with freinds (2437 views) | | | Tasted by Mlermontov on 11/9/2014 & rated 93 points: Mike on Tour - the Count's Manor: sweet cherry, floral, hint of oak, light sleek mid with great power. touch of forest floor and mushrooms developing. this is very young but very pretty. Loads of red fruit and spices on the finish. I liked this a lot. (2706 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Guido on 11/9/2014 & rated 90 points: The nose was dark and bittersweet, with aromas of sappy dark fruits, sweet floral tones, molasses and a lifting hint of pine. On the palate, it was youthful, yet still accessible with notes of dark fruits, herbs, and a hint of cedar. The concentrated finish stained the palate with intense cherry fruit and spice box. It was good, yet I feel that the oak here has completely masked the Rocche fruit. (2545 views) | | | Tasted by amateurwino on 11/9/2014 & rated 91 points: Dark-fruited and primary, with a healthy amount of oak showing at this point. Nonetheless, the quality of the fruit here makes this enjoyable if a shade too young to consume. A bottle of the 2001 tasted last year had shed the oak and primary fruit fairly well, and I see no reason why this won't blossom in the same way given the quality of the material. 91 now, with a + for what I expect will be considerable upside for the future. Hold for five years minimum if you can, and I suspect you will be rewarded. (2425 views) | | | Tasted by Rob Hansult on 11/9/2014 & rated 92 points: You sexy, elegant, Monster, you . . .
(92+) (763 views) | | | Tasted by zazoo on 10/30/2014 & rated 95 points: Loved it. Pop and pour. (1692 views) | | | Tasted by ilroberto on 8/16/2014 & rated 92 points: Smooth and powerful. Taste of cherries. Very, very nice wine. Perfect now, and will be great for at least another 5 years. (1814 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/28/2011)
(Renato Ratti, Rocche Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Piedmont Comes Of Age (Oct 2009)
(Renato Ratti Barolo Rocche) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (12/16/2008)
(Renato Ratti, Rocche Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, November/December 2007, IWC Issue #135
(Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco Rocche) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Renato Ratti producer website
In 1965, Renato Ratti bought his first vineyard for the production of Barolo, in the historical zone of Marcenasco, right below the Abbey of L’Annunziata at La Morra. In 1969, his nephew, Massimo Martinelli, joined the company and together, they perfected a technique of vinification, maturation and refinement for their Marcenasco Barolo, with the declared aim of obtaining the elegance, subtlety and longevity worthy of the variety's full potential. Since then, Renato Ratti has become an important point of reference for Langhe wines and Italian wines in general.
Producer website
Praelum: “One of the original Barolo Boys, his creation of single vineyard site bottlings created waves in Piedmont which defied tradition, bringing with them stainless steel, pumping and plunging techniques and French barriques. Rocche dell’Annunziata and Conca from La Morra are the controversial vineyards that bring to attention the new techniques of Ratti.”NebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
More links:
Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese 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.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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