2012 Vietti Barolo Ravera

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  4/7/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points

  A private lunch (Restaurant De Watergang, Amsterdam, NL): Mature appearance; warm glowing nose, roasted chestnuts, red berries and undergrowth, fresh minerality; mature palate, medium body, soft acidity, velvety tannins; very good length. Completely ready - seems very evolved. Bottle difference?

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  12/18/2023 - stanqwash wrote:

  Lovely fresh-strawberry note here but I double decanted back and forth for hours and couldn’t crack the muted, tight core. Seemed promising but never got there. Not sure if time will help.
  
  Edit: Undrinkable on night 2.

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  8/6/2023 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points

  this one may be partially closed... very little fruit / friendliness to balance the acidity, hints of wood and structure generally... I would suggest watching another 5-8 years before opening another (I have five more in offsite storage)

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  10/7/2021 - ubercuvee wrote:

  How much 2012 Barolo is too much 2012 Barolo (Noize): Typical Vietti: big, extracted, never really found balance for me.

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  11/20/2020 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The Barolo Boys: Ravera Cru Special (Zoom!): Started in Ravera in 1997. At first they were modernist but moved traditional. SW aspect to their site.
  
  Acidity is softer and there’s a sense of solidity to this wine, like the extraction was turned up until they got everything they could from the grapes without overdoing it. Menthol, anise, various herbs, pepper. Very firm tannins but they don’t feel out of balance. The oldest wine tonight but perhaps the least ready!

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