(aged in new oak barriques for 42 months)

but this is one example where the younger generation is building on past success by taking things to an entirely new level

finishing very long

this offers good potential for drinking over the next decade – but no further

Gaja’s Langhe wines incorporate a small percentage of Barbera

Antinori (Guado Tasso), Matarocchio Vintage:2021 (aged in new oak barriques2011 was a bit of a crazy season; September saw milder weather together with sporadic precipitation, which allowed the Cabernet Franc to complete the final ripening phase in a uniform fashion. This is confirmed by an incredible intensity of colour and extraction (30 days with fermentation and maceration) after five days of cold soak, before malolactic fermentation in 100% new French barrique. A restrained, sweet tobacco aroma dominates the nose,