This wine taste's like Bordeaux meets Tuscany, with mostly French grapes grown in Italy. From the superb 2007 vintage, this is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and the remaining 10% Sangiovese, the length of maturation was 12 months in barrels and two years in bottle before release with alcohol coming in at 14 %. I originally purchased three bottles of this wine and sadly this is my last remaining bottle. A beautiful sophisticated nose here with aromas of blackberry, black currant, sour cherry, dried herbs, cedar and toasty notes. On the mouthfeel, medium to full bodied, loads of flavour with fine acidity and gritty tannins. Very good length on the finish with savoury and rich concentrated flavours, fine texture and persistent grainy tannins. If you are lucky enough to still hold this superb wine on your cellar, it is drinking well with a great deal of life left. I would say peak drinking window here is 2014-2016. A fantastic wine and great value, score 92 points.
This wine was purchased May 29, 2010 LCBO New Release at $21.95
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