Santa Lucia
Riserva Le More Castel del Monte Nero di Troia
Castel Del Monte, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Puglia, Italy
Colour: almost no transparency, dark red, violet.
Nose: quite ripe and concentrated nose of red and black fruit (raspberry, red/black cherries, plums), notes of violet and red pepper, old wood bark, pine wood, vanilla, Mediterranean spices, bay leaves.
Palate: medium body, moderate acidity (not a lot), quite warm at the palate but not too much. Red fruit coming through (raspberry, red cherries), tannins quite evident, and quite strong, wool-like tannins and astringency. Rustic feeling. More astringent in the finish.
Colour: almost no transparency, dark red, violet.
Nose: quite ripe and concentrated nose of red and black fruit (raspberry, red/black cherries, plums), notes of violet and red pepper, old wood bark, pine wood, vanilla, Mediterranean spices, bay leaves.
Palate: medium body, moderate acidity (not a lot), quite warm at the palate but not too much. Red fruit coming through (raspberry, red cherries), tannins quite evident, and quite strong, wool-like tannins and astringency. Rustic feeling. More astringent in the finish.
Medium bodied, complex. Got better and better.
Medium bodied, complex. Got better and better.
Dec 29th, 2016
smells of coconut, vanilla, butter, chocolate
tastes like chocolate cake, blackberry, coconut, ripe plum, wood, black raspberry, vanilla, a little blueberry. biiig wood on this reminding me of CA... but rather than obscuring it melds with and gives structure to the dark fruits....
smells of coconut, vanilla, butter, chocolate
tastes like chocolate cake, blackberry, coconut, ripe plum, wood, black raspberry, vanilla, a little blueberry. biiig wood on this reminding me of CA... but rather than obscuring it melds with and gives structure to the dark fruits....
A terrific wine recommended to us by Tony Sasa, owner of Enoteca Ponte Vecchio (best wine shop in Florence!). Has an intense but restrained nose of blue and black fruits. Was a bit closed on the palate at first - probably needs decanting or, better yet, a few more years in bottle - but once it opened up it was full-bodied, balanced, and not nearly as tannic as I was initially expecting. Great complement to our mushroom ravioli/tomato-sausage ragu dinner!
A terrific wine recommended to us by Tony Sasa, owner of Enoteca Ponte Vecchio (best wine shop in Florence!). Has an intense but restrained nose of blue and black fruits. Was a bit closed on the palate at first - probably needs decanting or, better yet, a few more years in bottle - but once it opened up it was full-bodied, balanced, and not nearly as tannic as I was initially expecting. Great complement to our mushroom ravioli/tomato-sausage ragu dinner!
Apr 10th, 2016
