2012 Colli Trevigiani IGT Wildbacher, Veneto, Italy

Clear, slightly herbaceous and delicate oaky nose, black and some red berries, some soup herbs and licorice. Clear, polished, tart dark fruit, smoky and earthy notes, some tar and cocoa, present, fine, but still slightly astringent tannins, again soup herbs in the background, persistent and handy on the palate, has polished, spicy and greasy traces, very good, relatively cool, slightly greasy finish with herbaceous notes.

Best to drink: Mitte 2018 bis 2023+. What our ratings mean