The 2016 Cepparello is dense, dark and also very closed in on itself. Those qualities bode well for the future, but readers will have to be patient, as the 2016 is going to need at least a few years to come into its own. Black cherry, plum, lavender, spic...
The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, quite fleshy and malleable in the mouth though the acidity is finely tuned. Fanning out with confidence on the long, slightly ferrous finish, this is another deeply impressive 2015 grand cru.
Shows lots of black cherries, cranberry tea, caramelized orange peel, roasted herbs and citrus peel. Full-bodied with ripe and quite round tannins that frame layers of cherries. Bright and fresh, yet rich and long at the same time. The sangiovese characte...