Michele Chiarlo, Cipressi 2021 – Nizza

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The nose is slightly smoky and reserved at first and requires aeration. It then expresses notes of sweet spices (nutmeg, cloves, a touch of licorice and a hint of white pepper), which is then completed by an elegant floral bouquet (violet, iris, rose, lily) and fresh fruit (raspberry, wild strawberry, red cherry, morello cherry, a touch of blackberry) and distinct peppermint and bourbon vanilla notes. The palate is juicy and savoury, with fine and melted but enveloping tannins, a salivating acidity and a good bitterness in the background which refreshes the wine. It expresses the flavors of wild strawberry, tart morello cherry, red cherry, raspberry, redcurrant jelly, crushed wild blackberry, which develop towards a refined spiciness (clove, white pepper, cumin seeds, a hint of vanilla, licorice), floral (violet, rose, iris) and herbaceous (peppermint, rosemary) notes. The finish is quite persistent, fruity and savoury. A pleasant wine, with freshness, juiciness and refined concentration.