and the latest of the decade

showing terrific balance and a long

There is a lovely sense of underlying tension to the stony and muscular large-bodied flavors that conclude in a youthfully austere and robust finale that flirts with rusticity

but as it settles into the glass there are plenty of Margaux floral aromatics and soft berry fruits

plums and incense add nuance

Monte Bernardi, Sa'etta Size:6x750ml and the latest of theSa'etta comes from a single vineyard planted in the 60s on compact sandstone rich in quartz, known locally as pietraforte. Michael Schmelzer calls 2016 a classic and fresh year which yielded particularly small concentrated bunches. It is discreet on the nose opening slowing to offer precise aromas of clove, flint, winter mint and moist earth. Savoury rather than fruity, the palate is equally tight with a firm backbone of chiselled tannins and