Caggio, Ipsus other_regions_australia Probably too young now

Probably too young now

The 2008 Rieussec is a blend of 86% Semillon

The precise and almost lilting middleweight flavors possess a lovely sense of tension while displaying fine length on the youthfully austere and balanced finale

I like this for its generosity as well as for the sheer depth of material and while there is enough mid-palate fat to allow the ’04 Bâtard to be approachable now

There is a sophisticated mouth feel to the velvety and extract rich bigbodied flavors that coat the mouth with exceptionally firm but phenolically mature tannins on the explosively long

Caggio, Ipsus other_regions_australia Probably too young nowThe final bottle was the 2015 Ipsus from Caggio. This maiden release comes from 6. 5 hectares of Sangiovese owned by the Mazzei family, matured 50% new tonneaux and 50% in stainless steel, plus eight months in cement vat. This was the first time I had tasted Ipsus, and I was impressed. Sure, it is primal on the nose and needs another year or two to subsume the oak, but it offers gorgeous scents of ebullient red fruit tinged with crushed violets and a