SURPRISING Tenuta di Saragano 2017 Montefalco Rosso Riserva (Italy)

Riserva wines have a reputation of being over-oaked

and needing a long time to come around to be drinkable; 

time to change your mind

Tenuta di Saragano 2017 Montefalco Rosso Riserva

 

- WRITE UP -

There's some real complexity here that is not all wood derived - the spice and fruit play nicely on the long finish and there is age-ability of 5-10 years.

 

Terre de la Custodia 2016 Exubera (Umbria, Italy)

Do you have thoughts on what Sagrantino is all about? 

Let me introduce you to a wine that'll turn those notions on their head

Terre de la Custodia 2016 Exubera