Dense nose with licorice-tinged, crushed raspberries and blackberries. Full-bodied and full-fruited palate, then there’s a steady, velvety-tannin build through the long finish. Really well structured and polished. Showing great promise. Excellent 2018 from the Monforte d’Alba zone. Give it the time it needs to show its best. Try after 2025.

Leuchtendes Rubinrot mit zart aufhellendem Rand. In der Nase sehr würzig, nach Küchenkräutern, Pfeffer, etwas Anis, dann Leder und nasser Stein, dann wiederum getrocknetes Rosenblatt, sehr abwechslungsreich. Am Gaumen stoffig, mit sehr engmaschigem Tannin, zeigt viel Druck, vermisst insgesamt etwas Durchzug am Gaumen.

Monforte d'Alba. Lustrous ruby. Taut and compact on the nose and slow to reveal itself, except for the minerally savoury hints. Supple, juicy, mouth-filling and complex fruit with a deep layer of slightly drying tannins. Very long aromatic and focused finish but far from ready. (WS)