Red

Serradenari

By Renato Ratti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Renato Ratti Serradenari

Critics and guides

  • Award: Tre Stelle Oro (Seminario Permanente Luigi Veronelli, Guida Oro I Vini di Veronelli 2027), vintage 2022 (source)

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Barolo from the high Serradenari MGA at Cascina Sorello, an amphitheatre facing the Piedmont Alps. First vintage 2019, on sale from 2023; more “nervous” than the estate's other Barolos.

Tasting notes

Garnet red. Plum, violet and tobacco. Full palate with good tannin and acidity.

Pairs well with

Spit-roasted and grilled red meats, game, white and red meat dishes from classic cuisine, aged cheeses.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo 100%
Cru / vineyard
Serradenari
Production area
Serradenari, upper La Morra, Cascina Sorello (about 4.5 ha, almost 500 m above sea level)
Soil
Typical La Morra soil
Exposure
South/south-west
Harvest
October, by hand, later than at Annunziata
Vineyard planting
Vines 20 to 40 years old
Vinification
Hand-harvested in October, destemmed and crushed. Alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks, with three to four weeks on the skins covering fermentation and post-fermentation maceration with a traditional submerged cap. Malolactic fermentation in steel. About two years partly in barriques and partly in 25 hl oak casks, then about one year in bottle.

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