Wine Reviews

This is tightly packed, with a coarse weave of tannins focusing its plum, cherry, earth and tobacco notes. Lively on the finish, if cut a bit short by the astringent feel. Needs time.

Brooding yet supple, this red is ripe, offering plum, fruitcake, black pepper, iron and underbrush flavors. The finish exerts a well of dusty tannins, leaving a compact feel.

This hot vintage presents some stewy characteristics of cooked cherry and baked plum. The wine presents typical Sangiovese aromas, but you don’t get the same nuance and detail that you might find in a cooler growing season.

The nose has the fresh, cool, earthy feel of crushed rocks, wild herbs, blood orange and blackberry tea. Tart and sweet berries pop on the palate, while undertones of pepper and citrus add even more energy and acid soars overhead.

At 15% alcohol, the 2020 is more about forward fruit and textural intensity than varietal character. Hopefully, the new Valdarno di Sopra DOC will be an impetus for producers to make wines that speak more of place. Certainly, the potential for that to happen is there.