2021 Rosso di Montalcino, Poggio di Sotto, Tuscany, Italy

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2021 Rosso di Montalcino, Poggio di Sotto, Tuscany, ItalyThis offers a glimpse into the brilliance of the 2021 vintage to come. This was harvest and vinified as Brunello, spontaneously fermented in large Garbellotto barrels and kept on skins for one month before spending a further 24 months refining in oak. It has an impressive nose, with tightly wound aromatics, peach, wild fruits and small flowers, alongside bright rosemary and balsamic brightness. The palate is a marvel, with the finest of tannins: juicy

and the combination impressed many of the tasters

Cool and composed on the palate there's a beguiling sweetness too that is so typical of Margaux

it has a terrific perfume of red and black currants

overripe apples

This fine Orcadian dram leaps out of the glass with a surprisingly pungent wave of peat smoke – though

Almost equal proportions of Cabernet and Merlot

Jean Grivot

elegant and floral

It should drink well for 15 or more years

but there's no sense of being overblown

He also offered a thought on bâtonnage: Bouchard prefers to roll their barrels to move the lees

It has a massive nose of ripe blackberries