La Casaccia di Franceschi Brunello di Montalcino (Red)
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2020
Lots of rich red fruit, a hint of sweet oak, plenty of torrefaction and coffee. On the palate, this is wonderfully rich and complex - but also borderline over-extracted. There's tons of fruit, lovely acidity, just a hint of oak and some lovely complexity. Pretty wine, really well made - but just so many tannins that even the concentration and fruit make this just a bit too much. It's powerful, balanced, but...
Tasted November 2024
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We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).
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