Carpineto Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (75cl, 14.5%)

A 100% Sangiovese Grosso red wine from Montalcino, Tuscany, produced by Carpineto. It spent three years maturing in traditional Slavonian oak barrels, followed by six months of bottle ageing before release. The nose opens with rose petal, pressed lavender and macerated cherry, with deeper layers of leather, vanilla and truffle, plus crushed rock and wild herbs. The palate is bright and focused, with cherry and currant fruit, blood orange, cranberry, sanguine earth, iron minerality and subtle spice. The finish is long and measured, with dried fig, crushed rock and wild herb.