La Gironda, Le Nicchie 2019 – Nizza

The wine has a ruby color of medium intensity. The first nose offers a refreshing herbaceous hint (notes of wild mint, fresh tobacco, blackcurrant leaf in the background) and an elegant floral bouquet (iris, lily, violet). We also find notes of sweet spices (clove, ground cumin, coriander seeds, licorice), torrefaction (mild coffee, heated oak), dark chocolate, and a juicy fruitiness (wild strawberry, morello cherry, raspberry coulis, redcurrant jelly, black plum, blackberry). The palate is textured, dense and concentrated, with an enveloping but very fine tannic texture. The wine expresses the gourmand and generous flavors of prunes in chocolate, morello cherry jam, crushed wild strawberries, raspberry jam, as well as notes of cherry with kirsch, chocolate with mint, cherry with chocolate, crushed vanilla, white pepper, licorice, ground cumin, grated nutmeg, toasted hazelnut, coffee and a floral touch of peony, dried rose and lilac. The acidity is soft, but pleasant. The finish is quite lingering and warm, but with a certain balance between high alcohol level and freshness.