The 2019 was such a good, straightforward bright and light crunchy fruit effort. This new vintage is even better. First day and it looked as simply delicious as the 2019 but given 24 hours of oxygen and there’s good indication of how 2021 may justify the early praise. Such a pretty red purple colour in appearance and flavour if you can taste colours? Freshly squished berries, bramble jelly, wine gums and that sort of gently caramelised jam Barbera brings to mind. Not much tannin but a whoosh of tart and ripe acidity cleans out the mouth and leaves it watering for more. Such a good foil for pizza that it’s far too easy to eat and drink and repeat till it’s all gone. Simple pleasure indeed.
13.5% alcohol. Screw cap. $19 in a Murphy’s six.
91 points.
Of the others in this month’s Murphy trials….
2019 Cantina di Montalcino Rosso di Montalcino
Volcanic amount of sulphury reduction that didn’t really let go over two days. Underneath the smoke and bitter swell there’s some good acidity and Sangio tannin but it would have been good to actually taste it
14% alcohol. Diam. $26.60
87 points.
2018 Guillaume Gonnet Monsieur Grenache VdT
Oh dear, this is what happens when a lot of H2S turns into mercaptan. Filthy and undrinkable.
14% alcohol. Screw cap. $13 member’s special.
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