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Saturday, May 16, 2020 - Had at Trattoria la Strega and didn't take notes so this one goes right out of my memory.

Popped and poured and it starts out a bit muted but after some fifteen minutes in the glass it starts to get going. Great depth and very pure aromatics with dark cherry, rose petals, aromatic herbs, some dusty gravel road and a whiff of oak spice.

Smashing intensity to the fruit, silky texture and firm structure Surprisingly generous compared to their "lesser" wines but that is not a problem since it has structure to balance that out. Talking about a fist of steel in a velvet glove... The finish lingers for minutes with layers upon layers with ripe forest berries, herbs, turned soil, classy oak and lifted florals.

I get what some tasters before me pointed out - that this is more powerful and more fruit-driven wine compared to what this producer is famous for. But I think they make this work since the fruit is fresh and vibrant, the oak very integrated and there's enough structure to balance that generous fruit. This was nothing short but amazing and will most certainly only get better with time.

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