This bright, medium-bodied red delights with earth-toned aromas and juicy red-berry flavour. Also brings out notes of dark cocoa and peppery hints. The very soft-textured mouthfeel makes for easy drinking, but surprises with a long finish. Delightfully suited for grilled panini.
Complex, rich, but lively aromas and flavours with raisins, dried cherry, fig and prune with hints of spice and chocolate. Full-bodied with nice depth and complexity, firm mid-palate, fruit-coated, full tannins and a long, rich finish that is powerful but still fresh.
Quite tight, but evolving and opening even while in the glass, showing layers of rich, dried fruit, spice, hints of coffee and chocolate; full-bodied but fresh, with big, young tannins and a long finish.
This is a keeper. Don’t be fooled by the tawny ruby colour. The floral note in the cherry nose predicts sweet fruit, which is exactly what you get. It’s light on the palate, well balanced and is drinking well now but will reward patience — 3 to 4 years.
A bit costly but worth the money, this elegant Chianti is 100% Sangiovese. Dense ruby in colour, it has an earthy cherry nose and flavours of cherry, liquorice and tobacco. Beautifully balanced and firm, with well-integrated oak.
A well-priced Vino Nobile with a dense ruby colour. A complex nose of cedar, cherry, spicy plum and smoke gives way to a beautifully balanced palate that’s dry and firmly structured. A seamless wine.
Big and densely packed, with a tight core of crushed currants, dark cherry, a touch of earth and spice; big and full-bodied, but needs some time to come together. Should have a great future as it combines fruit, structure, bright acidity and a fresh minerality on the finish.