great concentration
ash and incense along with really refined tannins with intense
this is delicious and striking in its way
warm earth and lilac nuances
and it was the great producers that excelled that year
Macchiole, Messorio other_regions great concentrationThis mind boggling wine was an epiphany! Not having tasted it before, I was blown away by the multiple layers of silky, polished, lush, velvety, ripe, fresh fruit. The perfume, with its licorice, smoke, oak, cherry, earth and mint captured your attention. The long, exotic finish made you go back for more. Splash decanted and poured, this kept improving in the glass. My only complaint was the level of oak found in the wine. Some tasters will have an