Di Sipio – 2012 Riserva – Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a fine richness / intensity, a beautiful maturity as well as a certain complexity. The wine needs to be put in carafe. It reveals notes of blackberry, ripe wild strawberry, wild raspberry and small ripe black berries associated with hints of garrigue, olive, subtle hints of chocolate, undergrowth as well as a touch of very discreet hint of white pepper and a discreet hint of mushroom. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, elegant and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful mineral frame, a beautiful structure, a fine straightness, a beautiful freshness, richness, dynamism, a fine unctuosity as well as a beautiful precision. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy wild strawberry, fleshy Bigarreau cherry and small notes of small ripe wild red berries associated with touches of flowers (violet, rose), garrigue (rosemary, thyme, olive) as well as discreet touches of spices, undergrowth and a very discreet hint of tonka bean on the finish / persistence. Tannins are fine and structuring. Good length. Gourmandise on the finish / persistence. Beautiful persistence.