2019 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco
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From vineyards just outside this modern winery with external wood paneling and sleek architectural lines at the bottom of the La Morra ascent, this is Ratti's best-known wine and also its biggest production with 70,000 bottles made. The 2019 Barolo Marcenasco shows the benefits of a stylistic rejigger that prizes subdued elegance and finesse. The wine is visibly leaner in appearance and it opens to ethereal tones of blue flower, dried cherry, blood orange and chalky mineral. These little tweaks have opened an exciting new chapter for Marcenasco.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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La Morra. Just mid ruby with orange tinges. Brooding red fruit that is still holding back a little on the nose, but already complex. Tightly wound red fruit with firm but ripe tannins. Right now, a little austere and in need of more time, which this wine more than deserves. (WS)
The 2019 Barolo Marcenasco is spiced and fragrant with cinnamon, fresh leather, red cherry, and clove. It is expressive through the palate, with wild berries, cedar, forest floor, and a well-balanced, ripe structure. Drink 2025-2040.
The 2019 Barolo Marcenasco will delight Ratti fans. It offers up a compelling mix of sweet red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint, white pepper and cedar in a super-classic style that has not been seen here in a very long time. Medium in body and translucent, with fine balance, the 2019 is a winner.