IDDA other_regions_australia rich and generously proportioned flavors

rich and generously proportioned flavors possess a seductive mouth feel that continues onto the lingering finish that displays only a soupçon of rusticity

A mentholated top note is present on the cooler and more restrained nose of various red berries

The 2015 Fleurie Abbaye Road is superb

20-30 years

IDDA other_regions_australia rich and generously proportioned flavorsThe 2017 Etna Rosso is almost all Nerello Mascalese with a small 10% part of Nerello Cappuccio that makes for an ideal blending partner. This was a scorching hot vintage, but Gaia Gaja and Alberto Graci tell me that compact basalt rocky soils make for a unique situation in which vine root systems can find ample humidity underground despite dry and sun drenched soil at the top level. Dig just under the surface, Gaia Gaja tells me, and the soils are