Mazzei: Concerto di Fonterutoli 2019

Jane Anson om: Concerto di Fonterutoli

This is savoury, dry in the best possible way, with a ton of red fruits, dried roses and herbs, and waves of fragrance. It's a successful blend where the Sangiovese is dominant, conferring the wine with its warm personality but the Cabernet Sauvingon adds a touch of austerity to the tannins and a sense of quiet confidence. Turmeric and olive tapenade as it opens, alongside raspberry, red cherry and smoky oak, the whole thing both extremely delicate and intensely fragrant. Can drink now with a short carafe - there are tannins but they are well defined and finely layered - but it will also age. Small amounts of the 2018 were released last winter, but this September sees the first proper release thought the Place de Bordeaux. Ageing 18 month in small French oak barrels, 70% new, plus four month in concrete tanks afterwards. One to look out for - great stuff from the Mazzei family, that has been making wine in Tuscany since the 15th century. 97/100