Colombaio di Cencio - Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2017 (750ml) Germany Rheingau Riesling

Colombaio di Cencio - Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2017 (750ml) Germany Rheingau RieslingCamphor, fragrant blue flower, new leather and baked plum aromas are front and center on this fragrant red. Savory and tangy, the elegantly structured, linear palate delivers succulent Marasca cherry, spiced cranberry, licorice and nutmeg framed in taut, polished tannins. One of the best Gran Selezione I've tasted, it's well balanced and already approachable but also age worthy, with bright acidity.

the wine had been decanted two hours previously and was still evolving in the glass more than an hour later

yet the weight is belied by cool

"The 2009 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is the nicest wine presented by Tenuta Vitanza this year

Enticing aromas of currant

soft cheese or light salads

spice and lavender flesh out effortlessly

It exhibits a greenish-yellow hue and opens with notes of corn and green apple

but rumor has it that part of it is composed of a tiny wee dram of Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon hand carried to Champagne

Bodenstein

The depth of fruit

asserting the role and responsibility of the owners of top growths in the face of the all-powerful Bordeaux wine trade

and Herbs de Provence