Azienda Agricola La Visciola
Priore Mozzatta Cesanese del Piglio
Piglio, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
O wow. I never expected this elegance & depth in a wine from Rome.
Like a v. good Nebbiolo with a touch of southern flair.
Beautiful purity of dark cherry fruit with a touch of southern warmth. Pomegranate? Blood orange? A hint of wilted flowers and some dried herbs. After some time a bit of baked plum and a pinch of spices.
Fine & very enticing. With some warmth yet fresh.
On the palate, this has lightness. No rusticity at all - the finesse & quality of tannins is very Roagna’esque. Beautiful acidity and great depth. Seamless & highly drinkable. What a delight!
O wow. I never expected this elegance & depth in a wine from Rome.
Like a v. good Nebbiolo with a touch of southern flair.
Beautiful purity of dark cherry fruit with a touch of southern warmth. Pomegranate? Blood orange? A hint of wilted flowers and some dried herbs. After some time a bit of baked plum and a pinch of spices.
Fine & very enticing. With some warmth yet fresh.
On the palate, this has lightness. No rusticity at all - the finesse & quality of tannins is very Roagna’esque. Beautiful acidity and great depth. Seamless & highly drinkable. What a delight!
Good Cesanese. Earthy, yet elegant, with some nice cherry notes coming through on the nose and palate.
Good Cesanese. Earthy, yet elegant, with some nice cherry notes coming through on the nose and palate.
Jan 3rd, 2023
Opened it’s like a vat of nail polish. There’s some maraschino cherry too. I put it away for a day, the va had mostly blown off or integrated, but there was still a funk that came across as fresh oyster. The cherries became black and there was a cherry pit arsenic finish. (I like fruit pit/flower arsenic flavors and bitterness, generally, for the record.) There was some light violet aromas and a lot of really tacky woody tannins. Not nearly as good as the other cuvée I had from the same producer/vintage. That wine was more velvety and richer. Maybe this was an off bottle, I can’t imagine it getting better with time.
Opened it’s like a vat of nail polish. There’s some maraschino cherry too. I put it away for a day, the va had mostly blown off or integrated, but there was still a funk that came across as fresh oyster. The cherries became black and there was a cherry pit arsenic finish. (I like fruit pit/flower arsenic flavors and bitterness, generally, for the record.) There was some light violet aromas and a lot of really tacky woody tannins. Not nearly as good as the other cuvée I had from the same producer/vintage. That wine was more velvety and richer. Maybe this was an off bottle, I can’t imagine it getting better with time.
May 18th, 2020
