Camphor, iris, spice and flinty aromas shape the nose. Elegant and linear, the lithe, fresh palate offers ripe cranberry, blood orange and star anise enveloped in polished tannins. It closes on hints of bitter almond and saline.

94 point

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.

93 point

This is very refined and integrated with lots of chewy tannins but they are melted into the wine. Flowers, strawberry and dried orange character. Some candied strawberry and watermelon, too. It lacks a tiny amount in the center palate, but still all there.

93 point

Lys og meget klassisk Barolo med røde kirsebær, kamfernoter, lakrids, tobak og vanilje. Flot balanceret med masser af potentiale, men kan bestemt også nydes nu. Lang afslutning.

93 point

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.

Umiddelbart drikkeklar, men også rå, lakridspræget i begyndelsen. Mørke krydderier blander sig med røde bær, men de røde bær vinder klart på andendagen, hvor vinen antager nærmest burgundiske toner, liflig med strejf af krydderurter.