Beppe Marino, Quattrofilari 2018 – Nizza Riserva

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity, with light garnet reflections. The nose is delicious and fragrant. On the first nose, we find the sweet notes of dark chocolate, cherry in chocolate cherry, dried mint, cocoa, licorice, grilled vanilla and cinnamon and toasted hazelnut (after aeration). We also sense notes of fresh mint, fresh rose, peony and violet, which bring a lot of liveliness to the wine. The fruits are juicy and ripe: we find notes of wild plum, blackcurrant, morello cherry, juicy red cherry, raspberry and wild strawberry, with a fine hint of menthol and aromatic herbs (rosemary, flower of thyme) in the background. The palate is fruity, savoury and juicy, with a tight and slightly dry tannin structure. We find the flavors of black plum, fresh morello cherry, wild strawberry, crushed raspberry, fresh blackcurrant and red currants, combined with notes of cocoa, chocolate cherry, dried mint, fresh rose and peony. The finish is quite persistent, slightly bitter, with a nice acidity and gourmandize. We find in particular pleasant notes of juicy chocolate cherry and crème de cassis, which soften the tannins.