Renato Ratti – Marcenasco 2014 – Barolo

The nose is fruity, powerful, racy and offers intensity, a small complexity as well as a beautiful finesse and elegance of the grain. It reveals notes of fleshy strawberry, plum and small notes of blackberry associated with slight hints of redcurrant, tea, almost saline minerality as well as very slight hints of nutmeg, chocolate and an imperceptible hint of gray pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, juiciness, a fine minerality almost saline, a mineral frame, a fine freshness, a good definition as well as a fine pulpy / gourmand side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy plum, juicy blackberry and small notes of crunchy / juicy strawberry associated with very slight hints of redcurrants, violet as well as subtle hints of tobacco and chocolate. Tannins are fine, elegant and subtle.