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Derek Darth Taster wrote:

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - AWE Barolo Tasting (Extra Space): Tasted blind. Aired in bottle for about an hour then poured in decanter. Consumed over the next 1 hour.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of toast, red cherries, earth, salty stones minerality, emerging coconut oak with more air. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14.5%), smooth high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet ripe red cherries, sour red cherries, ripe strawberries, stony minerality, earth. Very long finish.
Very good quality. Clearly very modern style, but it's good. The sweet ripe red fruits still convey a sense of elegance. Young now, this will need another 4-5 years to shed the oak and baby fat.
I was guessing this was either a young Sandrone Le Vigne Barolo or maybe an Elio Altare Barolo from La Morra.
Surprised that I would actually like a Renato Ratti wine when tasted blind. I should not be so quick to dismiss his ultra-modern style Barolo.
Short maceration time of 7-10 days. Malolactic fermentation in 100% new French oak barrels. Then aged 2 years in used French oak barriques.
Conca is a small vineyard in the hollow of the Abbey of Annunziata, in the commune of La Morra.

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