Terre di Melazzano, Cantinato 2019 – Chianti Classico Riserva

(organic) The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity with slight garnet reflections. The nose expresses notes of ripe fruit (bigarreau cherry, morello cherry, strawberry, raspberry, black plum, blackcurrant), associated with delicate notes of dried fruit (dried raspberry, dried red cherry), a touch of macerated cherry, as well as ‘with a refined spiciness (nutmeg, clove, licorice, white pepper), with a herbaceous touch (crushed mint leaf, basil, thyme) and floral notes (iris, peony), as well as a hint of fresh tobacco and fresh hazelnut in the background. The palate is enveloping, silky, with a firm, but velvety and delicate tannic structure. It expresses notes of ripe fresh fruit (morello cherry, wild strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant), with jammy flavors of candied cherry, raspberry coulis and redcurrant jelly, associated with notes of chocolate with mint, crushed wild mint, dried basil, thyme, as well as a fine spiciness (clove, nutmeg, white pepper) and floral notes (iris, peony). The finish is persistent and sapid. It expresses a tannic hint of wild plum, as well as a touch of torrefaction (coffee, toasted almond). Nice fruitiness on the palate, silky and concentrated, refreshed by a pleasant bitterness and a nice acidity.