Up front there is the pure fresh-edged feel of blueberry flesh, but this dances across the palate with juicy brightness and a good depth of red and black berry fruit. A really attractive Tassinaia with such pure fruit ex...(read more)

Quite a dense core of blackberry and plum fruit, spice, dark chocolate, damson and mulberry. Good succulent fruit weight, quite bold and mouthfilling, a touch of fleshiness and sweetness, with chocolate and spice on the...(read more)

50/50 Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. 18–24 months in new tonneaux. 2016 was cooler than 2011. Mid garnet. Rich, deep, dark-sweet fruit with the start of dried cherry and leather. Smooth and leathery on the palate,...(read more)

Evolved or balsam notes have already begun to appear in the 2012 Lupicaia. There is even a button-mushroom note and more minerality in the mouth with lingering notes of licorice and smoke. The wine possesses an incredibl...(read more)

Balance, elegance and aromatic definition best describe this lovely vintage of Lupicaia, with all the hallmarks of Terriccio as it exudes notes of balsamic and pencil lead.