2020 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva "Quintessenz", Alto Adige, Italy

Relatively tart, somewhat dried herbal, juniper and slightly peppery nose, ripe black berries, restrained smoky and roasted oak aromas, some black olives, bacon and liquorice. quite compact, partly preserved dark fruit with bitter chocolate, smoky and coffee-spicy wood, crumbly-sandy, still slightly drying tannins, some bread crust and malt on the palate, again juniper and peppery tones, almost somewhat sweetish melting, certain warmth, also in the good to very good finish a little compote-like and with a lot of chocolate and spicy wood.

Best to drink: Mitte 2024 bis 2030+. What our ratings mean