Tasting Notes
Much is said about the excellence of the 2016 vintage: despite an initial delay in growth, the Nebbiolo grapes reached a perfect technological and phenolic maturation. The 2016 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice is a multi-faceted wine due to its aromatic and taste profile. This wine reveals intense fruity and spicy aromas, complicated by dried flowers and orange peel notes. In the mouth it stands out for its incredible structure and endless length and the high-quality tannins result in a soft and deep mouthfeel.
Valter Fissore’s 2016 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice is a tour de force, taking the power, balance and elegance of his 2016 Barolo Ravera to an even higher level. The wine bursts from the glass with aromas of rose petal, violet and mint that are fresh and high toned, beautifully representative of the outstanding 2016 vintage. The wine has an inner brightness and lift that propel those flavors across the palate as they gain notes of raspberry, licorice and orange peel...The tension between subtle power and exuberant energy in the 2016 is a thrill that every Barolo lover should experience.
Stephanie Johnson, August 2021
Aromas of dried roses, asphalt and orange peel follow through to a full body with a solid yet silky tannin texture to the clear, vivid fruit. Goes on for minutes. A subtle and very structured red.
James Suckling, July 2021
The 2016 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice is a serious wine, and I mean that both in terms of its complex sophistication and its rather austere and brooding personality. The bouquet is redolent of dark fruit, wild plum and redcurrant, but there is plenty more at the back, with iron ore, crushed stone, camphor ash and licorice. Those sharply contoured lines could be from nowhere else but the classic 2016 vintage, and you recognize its many merits right off the bat. It offers ample depth, nuance and power.
Monica Larner, June 2021
This gorgeous red has enticing aromas of rose, iris, woodland berry, camphor and truffle. Full bodied and savory, the enveloping palate doles out raspberry compote, licorice, baking spice and tobacco alongside firm, refined tannins and bright acidity. A minty note lingers on the close.
Kerin O'Keefe, August 2021
Amplified and spiced aromatics lift from the 2016 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice, with notes of tar, cinnamon, dried currant, and fresh sage. Flush with mid-palate fruit, it also has driving acidity and gripping structure, noted by plum skin, tea leaf, and burnt orange. Defined with persistence and angular structure.
Audrey Frick, May 2021
The 2016 Barolo Bricco Pernice is absolutely gorgeous. The pedigree of the year comes through in the wine's depth and stature. What a knockout. Ripe black cherry, lavender, spice, menthol, licorice, orange peel and rose petal are some of the many aromas and flavors that develop as the 2016 opens in the glass. Readers should be in no rush here. The 2017 is absolutely stellar.
Antonio Galloni, February 2021
Expressive, this red delivers sun-kissed hay, macerated cherry, strawberry, iron, tar and tobacco aromas and flavors. Vibrant and intense, with a long, complex aftertaste of macerated fruit, mineral and tobacco elements.
Bruce Sanderson, October 2021
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