Antinori (Castello della Sala), Cervaro Sala Bianco Size:6x750ml

Antinori (Castello della Sala), Cervaro Sala Bianco Size:6x750ml2015 was a textbook vintage and this is a great Cervaro. Citrus, cream and white flowers on the nose lead seamlessly onto the palate, where you'll find pear and melon with a touch of under ripe pineapple and cool stone fruits. It has good acidity, minerality and savoury complexity, with excellent balance and a long, sleek, saline finish.

14 ha parcel planted in 1984)

tannic finish

describes 1999 as a year with very hot

There is less color in this 2011 (I popped a bottle of the 2010 for comparison) and more notes reminiscent of Cabernet Franc (Alejandro Vigil harvested even earlier in 2010)

Unusual spicy nose

more than it usually is

In its youth

and much more masculine

dense and intense

long and explosive finish

a multidimensional core and a searingly chalky and laser-focused finish

with glistening verbena