2018 Barolo Rocche dell Annunziata
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The 2018 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata opens with classic Rocche aromas. On the palate, the 2018 is a bit light, which exposes the tannins and makes the wine feel a bit skeletal. I would prefer to drink the 2018 over the next handful of years, as the flavors are a bit forward, while the structure is light.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The Renato Ratti 2018 Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata (with 5,500 bottles produced) is the estate's headline wine with fruit from a special 1.5-hectare site with characteristic Tortoniano blue marl mixed with veins of sand. The wine is aged in a combination of new barrique and Slavonian oak casks. The results are fine and filigreed with aromas of sour cherry, smoke, tar and pencil shaving. I love the precision of this Barolo and the energy capped within its lean and tight mouthfeel.
Aromas of red cherries, redcurrants, strawberries and sweet nuts follow through to medium-bodied, silky palate with ultra-fine tannins that create a light but well-balanced framework. A lighter structure this year, but good intensity and elegance. Best from 2023.