Tenuta Marino Audacia IGT Marche Rosso 2018
Tenuta Marino’s flagship wine, Audacia makes the most of its low production, high quality 2018 vintage... with a wine that’s intense, detailed, and frankly gorgeous. This kaleidoscopic wine wraps its succulent wild berries with sun-warmed herbs, peppery spices, and kisses of cocoa and salty caramel in a complex, muscular, and balanced profile. Mostly Montepulciano with Cabernet Sauvignon and some Sangiovese Grosso, Audacia is a bold, structured red that welcomes your discovery — and it’s sure to appreciate in value down the road!Fontodi Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 2012 375ml
Rich, opulent, and wonderfully complex, this organic Vin Santo from Fontodi offers terrific complexity, profound aromatics,... and a decadent drinking experience. Layers of dried figs, apricots, and raisins are dusted with cocoa powder and baking spices, drizzled with salted caramel, and shot through with orange zest and marmalade in this important Vin Santo. A blend of Malvasia and Sangiovese, Fontodi’s Vin Santo gives a nice balance among its elements — silky tannins, fresh acidity, juicy fruits, salty minerals, and lingering sweetness.
About Bartolo Mascarello
Bartolo Mascarello was an intractable defender of traditional Barolo, the “last of the Mohicans,” in his words. Bartolo made Barolos that... gorgeously embodied their vintage and their terroir, and these supple, powerful, and nuanced wines have captivated their fans for generations. Since Bartolo’s passing in 2005, his daughter Maria Teresa Mascarello has helmed the cantina at 15 Via Roma, the legendary site of the Bartolo Mascarello estate since its founding in 1918, and under her leadership, Mascarello’s Barolo, Dolcetto, and Barbera have grown even finer, subtler, more detailed, and spellbinding. While the Mascarello estate sports enviable holdings in Cannubi, San Lorenzo and Rué, located in the commune of Barolo, as well as in La Morra’s Rocche in the commune of La Morra, it still has never released a cru wine. Blending, Bartolo believed, provided balance, especially in challenging vintages. Maria Teresa sees no reason to change her father’s ways (or those of his father, and his before him). After all, there’s no improving upon perfection.No account yet?
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