Carlo Revello & Figli 2016 | Barolo

Name: Carlo Revello & Figli 2016 | Barolo
Brand: Carlo Revello & Figli
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Carlo Revello & Figli 2016 | Barolo

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Carlo Revello & Figli, Barolo DOCG, Piedmont. Barolo DOCG from an estate based in La Morra. Calcareous clay soils. 100% Nebbiolo.

Vinification in horizontal rotating macerators for approximately 4 days in skin contact. Alcoholic fermentation completed in stainless steel tanks for approximately 10 days. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. Aged 24 months in French oak barrels: 20% new, 80% used.

Wine Identification
The Carlo Revello & Figli 2016 Barolo is a red wine produced by the eponymous winery, Carlo Revello & Figli. Sourced from the Piedmont region of Italy, this vintage carries the prestigious Barolo DOCG designation. The wine is crafted exclusively from Nebbiolo grapes.

Origin and Winemaking
This Barolo comes from a La Morra winery, from vineyards with calcareous and clayey soils. The production process begins with vinification in horizontal rotary macerators, where the must remains in contact with skins for approximately four days. Alcoholic fermentation is completed in stainless steel tanks over roughly ten days. Malolactic fermentation takes place in French oak barrels. The wine undergoes a maturation period of 24 months in French oak casks, utilizing a blend that is 20% new and 80% used wood. A total release of approximately 16,000 bottles was produced for this vintage.

Expected Profile
The sensory profile reflects a strategic blend of fruit from two distinct areas: La Morra, which contributes fragrant intensity, and Serralunga d’Alba, which provides structure and power. On the nose, one detects aromas of crushed cherries and dried violets, indicative of the La Morra influence, alongside ferrous and earthy notes associated with Serralunga. The palate is powerful, featuring a rich structure where tannins are well-integrated and folded into the wine’s body.

Critics’ Scores
The Wine Advocate (Parker) awarded this wine 94 points, noting that it represents the classic style of the producer. James Suckling gave it a score of 95. The review highlights the aromatic complexity derived from the dual origin, praising the integration of power and tannins in this specific vintage.

Overall Character
The Carlo Revello & Figli 2016 Barolo presents a balanced profile that marries the aromatic elegance of La Morra with the structural backbone of Serralunga d’Alba. The extended aging in French oak contributes to a refined texture, resulting in a wine defined by its rich structure and integrated tannins.

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PARKER: 94

The classic Carlo Revello & Figli 2016 Barolo represents a blend of fruit from La Morra (the part that adds fragrant intensity to the bouquet) and Serralunga d'Alba, the part that adds structure and power. You get aromas of crushed cherries and dried violets that I would associate with La Morra, but I also pick up on the ferrous or earthy aromas that I associate with Serralunga d'Alba. This vintage shows power, with tannins folded into the rich structure of the wine. Some 16,000 bottles were released.

Learn more about Carlo Revello & Figli

Giovanni Revello arrived in L'Annunziata, in La Morra, in 1945. In 1954 the family rented a farmhouse owned by the Parish of San Martino, and the following year Giovanni and his sons began replanting the vineyards. Their first own bottle waited until 1967, an exceptional vintage in which they decided to vinify part of the harvest and bottle it as "Giovanni Revello & Figli". The first land they owned outright, in the Gattera cru, came only in 1971.

In 1990 the brothers Lorenzo and Carlo took over, and in 1992 the figure who would shape the house style stepped in: Elio Altare, the man who rewrote modern Barolo, mentored them and changed the way they worked. That is where the horizontal rotary fermenters and the French barriques they still use come from.

The current estate was born of a break. In 2016 the brothers divided the family holdings and Carlo Revello & Figli came into being. The split had a concrete consequence in the glass: the R.G. cuvée, made only between 2013 and 2016 in barely 333 cases, was discontinued that same year.

Carlo works today with his eldest son Erik, trained at the Alba School of Oenology, from a new cellar in the hamlet of Santa Maria. Seven hectares split between Rocche dell'Annunziata, Giachini, Conca and Gattera, plus Bricco Manescotto and Boiolo since 2011, on Tortonian Sant'Agata fossil marls: silty, clayey and calcareous. Rocche dell'Annunziata has been documented as vineyard land since the year 1200.

The movement of recent years runs against what they were taught: each season they replace barriques with large Slavonian oak casks.

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