Wine Reviews

The organic Tenuta Sette Ponti 2020 Sette is all Merlot from a vintage that saw rain toward the end of the season. The fruit is sourced from seven separate parcels and was harvested in early September with a careful berry selection process. The results are thick and sticky with blackberry preserves, spice, cinnamon and exotic spice. The wine offers a concentrated, full-bodied mouthfeel with a powerful 15% alcohol content. It’s big and generous, almost to a fault.

An unctuous, umami blend of hot tar, balsamic vinegar and wild herbs on the nose, with a crack of black pepper before blackberries flood in. More pepper and crushed stones on the palate insist on the savory and austere elements right now, but the fruit promises to mature and offer a truly luxurious experience with time

The nose is primarily herbaceous, with notes of sagebrush, leaves, cedar and soil, but varied undertones of plums, cherries and cured meat keep you on your toes. On the palate, the meatiness swells above the still fresh and savory herbs before an elegant, bittersweet finish.

It comes bounding out of the glass with notes of baked plums and blueberry compote, followed by suggestions of spice cake, potpourri, and tar. The full-bodied palate is rich and concentrated, delivering bags of ripe black fruits and a plush texture, finishing long and spicy.

Distinctive aromas of walnuts and hazelnuts with plums and berries. Some flowers as well. Full-bodied yet fresh and hemmed in with chewy tannins that give liveliness and compactness to the wine. Tannins are integrated and extremely long