WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
The nose is intensely smoky, with raspberry and strawberry aromas. The calcareous white soils produce beautiful fruit aromatics, whilst the due-south sun-facing aspect add considerable depth to the fruit and ripeness to the firm tannins. Directness of fruit is also brought forward by a degree less oak than their other Cru wines, with some smaller format wood -- but none of it new. It's sleek and stylish, a lifted wine that's taut and spicy with fine-grained tannins. There's tension and persistence here, with a long and elegant finish. A long and profound Barolo to approach now or cellar a good while, the Ravera is a classic.
TASTING NOTES:
Both expressive and complex, this red features cherry, raspberry, sandalwood and Eastern spice aromas and flavors. Reveals hints of eucalyptus, juniper, iron and tar that fill in as this plays out on the lengthy finish. Best from 2027 through 2045.
- Wine Spectator, 94 pts.
Notes of red plums and currants with cocoa, dried mushrooms, cedar and crushed walnuts. Medium- to full-bodied, tense and compact with firm and crunchy tannins. Slightly earthy and chewy at the end. Better after 2025.
- James Suckling, 94 pts.
This wine represents a blend of fruit from five separate sites from within the Ravera MGA (located between the villages of Barolo and Novello). With only 4,500 bottles to be released this fall, the Arnaldo Rivera 2019 Barolo Ravera is a wine of more developed muscle and power. The bouquet shows dark fruit and plum. Those fruit tones are framed by darker tones of spice and tar, and all of those flavors form a more robust overall drinking style.
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 pts.
Raspberry and red currant jam mixed with baking spices and dried thyme waft from the glass of this Barolo. Intense floral flavors drive the palate while tart red fruits slowly emerge with a touch of dried orange zest finishing with elegant tannins.
- Wine Enthusiast, 91 pts.
