Francesco Versio, Barbaresco other_regions pencil lead and cardamom

pencil lead and cardamom

This could easily compete with many Meursault 1ers

There is excellent vibrancy and slightly better detail to the appealingly textured if not especially dense flavors that evidence a subtle minerality on the precise

all wrapped in a lingering finish that presently displays a hint of an edge that may or may not ever round off

Francesco Versio, Barbaresco other_regions pencil lead and cardamomNeive. Tasted blind. Deep, lustrous ruby. Deep, aromatic cherry fruit nose and plenty of fragrant sweet cherry on the palate. Very embryonic and long and with lots of chewy tannins and succulent acidity. Concentrated and yet elegantly built. (WS)