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Piedmont - Nebbiolo
- ABV 14.0%
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2022 - 2026
A vibrant pink to the eye – nothing pale or Provencal here. The nose has masses of red fruit and violet perfume, the fruit becoming sweeter and more generous with air. The palate is poised, balancing ripeness and tension beautifully, making for a very moreish rosé.
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Sicily - Nerello Mascalese
- ABV 14.0%
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2019 - 2026
100% Nerello Mascalese, planted at 550m altitude. A “fuller bodied and rounder style” according to Andrea, given that this lies on the edge of Etna‟s lava. This has a plump and friendly nose, driven by ripe raspberries, wonderfully accessible, with streaks of dark spice. The palate is altogether more serious, thanks to the firm tannins which grip you on the attack. The acidity is especially joyous in this wine, sustaining the sweet red berry flavours through to a long, focused finish. Those tannins call for a couple of years in bottle, but this will be excellent.
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Tuscany - Cabernet Franc
- ABV 16.0%
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2022 - 2030
100% Cabernet Franc, Tenaglia, is sited at 520m altitude, west-facing. It is a mere 0.3 hectares in size, planted on friable limestone. A brilliant jet-ruby in colour, this is initially rather reticent, opening up to reveal pronounced dark fruit, on agitation. The palate is more gregarious than the nose suggests with focused cassis allied to a leafy, wild blackcurrant intensity. There is no doubting innate power here, yet it is delivered within an accessible, upbeat, fresh style, the abundant fruit complemented by light spice, all supported by a beautifully-integrated structure – velvet-textured.
Monica Larner – 96 Points
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