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Carnasciale 2018
Tuscany, ItalyCarnasciale is the second label of Il Carnasciale's iconic Caberlot, ready for drinking earlier, but with all the layers, and care, given to its big brother. Podere Il Carnasciale is situated in the southern Chianti mountains in the Valdarno di Sopra region of Tuscany, 30km north of Siena and Arezzo and 60 km south of Florence. True to original owner’s (Wolf Rogosky) vision, the secluded hilltop estate is run today by Bettina and her son Moritz Rogosky, in collaboration with the enologists and winemakers Peter Schilling and Marco Maffei. This cabernet, a naturally occurring crossing of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, is cultivated exclusively at Podere Il Carnasciale. After a native stainless start to the ferment, MLF is finished in French fûts and barriques (60% new). The wines remain in barrel for 22 months, with one racking, before bottling and 6 months' rest prior to release. Lovely luring wild black fruit, thorns, dark earth, violets is lofted with easy stony acidity, and bound by long, firm and velvet edged tannins through a lightly peppery finish. Though a big wine, this is graceful and elegant, even in youth. Enjoy over an evening now, or for many years in your cellar.Tasted: 21 October 2021Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| ON | $93.95 | 750ml | consignment |
Grape: Caberlot
