Saturday, January 6, 2024 - Medium deep brick red.
Aromas of cedar, tobacco, blackcurrant, leather, black pepper, cardamom and nail varnish. Hint of reservoir water.
Finely grained chewy tannins. Blackcurrant acids and walnut bitterness. Medium body.
Palate of prune, cassis, sloe, juniper wood, walnut, bay leaf and harrowed soil.
A dry, structure-driven and slightly fading wine with dried fruit, wonderful peppery and nutty notes and a persistent finish. Drink within 3-5 years. Tasted 2024.
Tasted alongside Guado al Tasso, Antinori, 1998, and the matched wine display far more lively fruit and generosity, while the present wine is serious and rustic with inner core and minerality.