Massimo Rattalino
Novantuno 91 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d'Alba Nebbiolo
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
14 is the year at Rattalino. Better than 15. Glorious spice on the nose. Compelling and complex. Like it is being ground up fresh under your nose constantly. Gorgeous cherry skins. Palate is ripe and commanding with terrific structure and velvety tannins. Such power and purity. Just a classy classy Barolo with structure to burn. Long finish. Awesome. Tremendous sweet fruit and concentration. Nose opens with more chestnut and intense mineral and cherry flesh. Amazing texture here. Love this. Better than my last bottle.
14 is the year at Rattalino. Better than 15. Glorious spice on the nose. Compelling and complex. Like it is being ground up fresh under your nose constantly. Gorgeous cherry skins. Palate is ripe and commanding with terrific structure and velvety tannins. Such power and purity. Just a classy classy Barolo with structure to burn. Long finish. Awesome. Tremendous sweet fruit and concentration. Nose opens with more chestnut and intense mineral and cherry flesh. Amazing texture here. Love this. Better than my last bottle.
Apr 15th, 2021Crazy crazy spice as expected from this cuvee. There are layers of tar, deep black cherry and huge minerals as well. It’s a terrific nose. Stunningly deep and aromatic 95/9.6 nose. It evolves constantly and is almost not stable it’s changing so much. Violets come into view. Also a loamy aspect. Palate is tight but oh so promising. Amazing fine grained tannins that are super velvety. So pure and love the 2014 angles. Complex and elegant with just terrific lift and brightness. Long, complex and mineral tinged finish. Sappy and pure. Really long. Awesome inner mouth aromas of sweet cherry. Balanced, pure and super sweet with air. This has massive structure and will only get better and likely demands 3-4 years in the cellar. So killer. 9.4 but I think in an hour it’s gonna be 9.4. Stunning finish.
After air this is insane. Nose is perfumed, complex and spicey. Deep violets. So good 9.5 nose. Palate is so velvety now. Great freshness and so pure. Terrific finish. Gets to every nook and cranny.
Crazy crazy spice as expected from this cuvee. There are layers of tar, deep black cherry and huge minerals as well. It’s a terrific nose. Stunningly deep and aromatic 95/9.6 nose. It evolves constantly and is almost not stable it’s changing so much. Violets come into view. Also a loamy aspect. Palate is tight but oh so promising. Amazing fine grained tannins that are super velvety. So pure and love the 2014 angles. Complex and elegant with just terrific lift and brightness. Long, complex and mineral tinged finish. Sappy and pure. Really long. Awesome inner mouth aromas of sweet cherry. Balanced, pure and super sweet with air. This has massive structure and will only get better and likely demands 3-4 years in the cellar. So killer. 9.4 but I think in an hour it’s gonna be 9.4. Stunning finish.
After air this is insane. Nose is perfumed, complex and spicey. Deep violets. So good 9.5 nose. Palate is so velvety now. Great freshness and so pure. Terrific finish. Gets to every nook and cranny.