Hermitage other_regions_italy black cherries and violets with

black cherries and violets with hints of dark chocolate

This has aged really well

(from 50+ year old vines vinified with 40% stems)

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Montecillo Vineyard is a headspinning wine

Here too there is a discreet but still discernible dollop of wood surrounding the airy citrus

Hermitage other_regions_italy black cherries and violets withBright medium ruby. Cool, perfumed aromas of blackberry, bitter chocolate and mint. Intensely flavored, concentrated and firmly built, with bright acids lifting the berry, violet and licorice flavors. Quite youthfully unevolved but already displays impressive inner mouth perfume. Finishes with firm tannic spine. Stephen Tanzer