97 point

This wine expresses itself with aromas of wild cherries, tart red plums, dried violets and oolong tea leaves. The palate is elegant and almost dances across the mouth, leading with ripe red fruits that give way to savory flavors of fresh bay leaf, clove and balsam.

The newest addition to Ratti’s range of Barolos from La Morra, the 2019 Serradenari opens with aromas of wild berry, forest floor, violet and whiffs of French oak. Made from vines situated at 500m above sea level and aged for one year in barrique and one year in Slavonian cask, the racy palate features red cherry, blood orange coconut and toasted hazelnut before a salty finish. It’s somewhat tense, with taut, close-grained tannins and bright acidity.

94 point

Very perfumed with orange peel, hibiscus, and sliced strawberry aromas that follow through to a full body with layers of tannins and a juicy and chewy finish. A little traditional but solid. Give it time.

95 point

A sumptuous style, this red exhibits smoky cherry, raspberry, iron, tobacco, eucalyptus and oak spice flavors that are allied with a dense structure, with firm, dusty tannins. Terrific length reveals this wine's potential.

95 point

Here's an exciting new submission from the house of Ratti. Serradenari is a large MGA and one of only a few cru sites that exist on the western slope under the village of La Morra. The 2019 Barolo Serradenari has a more botanical-smelling bouquet, and by that I mean that it has lavender bud, thyme, aniseed and the kinds of flowers and herbs that you might find in a fragrant garden. It is nuanced and delicate and framed by a light note of ash or crushed limestone. It finishes quite firm or edgy.