Gary Walsh, The Wine Front - Raspberry, new leather, mint and a little cedar. Bright, juicy red fruits, some chew to tannin, orange rind, a wee bit of minty oak influence here, but lively in fruit and energy, albeit slightly cordial like in flavour. Length is solid. Will be better with a year or two on it.

Rated : 90+ Points
Tasted : Sep22
Alcohol : 14.5%
Price : $60
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2023 - 2028

Production area: La Morra

Year planted: 2009

Alcohol content: 14,50% vol.

Soil: clayey and calcareous soil with clear underlying marl;

Total surface area: 0,2 HA

Altitude: 250 meters above sea level

Exposure: East

Harvest: done manually the first week of October.

Vinification: fermentation for approximately 10 days in temperature-controlled steel tanks in contact with the skins, frequent pump-overs and punch-downs especially during the first 5 days of maceration.

Malolactic fermentation: immediately after alcoholic fermentation in steel containers in a heated environment.

Refinement: for 12 months in 225 liter barrels used for the second time.

Bottling: normally bottled in June - July of the second year. Refinement for another 6 months in the bottle in the darkness of the underground cellar.

Total production: approx. 1200 bottles