Ferdinando Principiano Barolo Ravera di Monforte 2018

“The 2018 Barolo Ravera di Monforte is laced with sweet tobacco, cedar, dried flowers, iron and mint. Readers will find a potent Monforte Barolo with strong savory and mineral inflections that dominate over fruit. The 2018 is a hugely attractive Barolo, but one that requires time and an inquisitive palate to fully appreciate. Drinking window: 2026-2038. 93 points

I am deeply impressed with the wines I tasted from Ferdinando Principiano this year. The 2019s and 2018s are deep, beautifully focused Barolos that are richly evocative of site, which is essentially what Barolo should be about.”

Antonio Galloni, Vinous (01/23)