Cortonesi Poggiarelli (Red)
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2018
Slightly herbal, lots of black fruit on the nose, leading to saline, steely, inky mineral red fruit and firm grippy furry acidity. Tannins are firm but discrete, leaving the fruit to shine. Structure restrained and closed, leaving it balanced today but begging to be kept for a few years to open up and showcase its power and extraction.
Tasted November 2022This tasting note was included in this report and this story:
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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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