Planted in 1960, 2 ha . Aged in second-passage barriques for one year, then in 10-year-old oak botti (40 hL, 20 hL, and 15 hL) for 15 months, aged 8-10 months in bottle before release.
"My tasting notes about this wine are glowing, and I’ll include them here: “Beautiful, classic Barolo nose. Intense depth. Fresh and complex in the mouth. Wonderful finish. Great wine!” Massimo Benevelli has created a masterpiece of Nebbiolo from the distinctive Ravera cru of Barolo in Monforte d’Alba. With a good decanting, this wine is sublime now, but the wise bet would be to stick a case of this in the deepest, darkest part of your cellar." - Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
92+ points, "The 2019 Barolo Ravera di Monforte is a powerful, searing wine. Red cherry fruit, leather, cedar, mint, iron, white pepper and dried flowers build in a mid-weight, tannic Barolo that is going to need time to be at its best. There is good tension and energy, but my impression is that the 2019 is recovering from its bottling, as it is very tight and sinewy in feel today." - Vinous media
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Benevelli Barolo "Ravera Di Monforte"
2019Info
- WINEMAKER: MASSIMO BENEVELLI
- COLOR: RED
- SOIL: Grey and white marl
- VARIETAL: 100% Nebbiolo
- COUNTRY: ITALY
- REGION: PIEDMONT
- APPELLATION: BAROLO
- VINTAGE: 2019
- FARMING PRACTICES: TRADITIONAL
- IMPORTER: KERMIT LYNCH