Vietti Barolo Ravera 2018

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Vietti
Label Name:
 
Barolo Ravera
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
Italy
Region:
 
Barolo (Ravera, Novello), Piedmont
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Nebbiolo 100%
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Vinous 95/95+; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 95; Wine & Spirits 96; James Suckling 93; Wine Spectator 93

Tasting Note
Intense garnet colour. Floral (rose, violet), red cherry, raspberry and blood orange with chalk, pencil shaving and white-pepper notes. Firm, compact tannins, vibrant acidity, mineral backbone and a long, elegant finish.

Food Pairing
Western: braised beef, roasted lamb, game, truffle pasta, aged cheeses (Parmigiano-Reggiano). Asian: Peking duck, Korean braised short ribs, spicy Sichuan beef, mushroom hotpot, char siu.

Production Method
Destemmed Nebbiolo fermented 3–5 weeks in stainless steel with submerged-cap maceration; malolactic in large oak casks; aged ~32 months in large oak casks; bottled (often unfiltered).

Vineyard Info
Vietti, founded late 1800s in Castiglione Falletto and run by the Currado Vietti family, farms ~3 ha in the Ravera single-vineyard (Novello); limestone-clay soils; vines average ~30–34 years, oldest planted 1935.