Castellare, Toscana IGT, I Sodi di S. Niccolo 2020 Dessert Nineteen years young

Nineteen years young

and the production is super small

muscular personality that bulldozes its way across the palate

Palate matches the nose and layers on a nice mild herbalness and ripe blueberries

firm and compact with a sandy texture to the tannins and succulent fruit in the middle

Castellare, Toscana IGT, I Sodi di S. Niccolo 2020 Dessert Nineteen years young97 CellarTracker A quietly defiant Tuscan classic built on Sangioveto and Malvasia Nera, the 2020 opens with black cherry, macerated plum, dried violet, and tobacco leaf layered over crushed limestone and a faint iron note. Subtle cedar and cocoa from oak are well integrated. The palate is structured yet poised dark cherry and blackberry edged by sour cherry brightness, with chalky, fine grained tannins and Sangioveses savory sapidity recalling tomato