2013 Südtirol / Alto Adige DOC De Piano, Alto Adige, Italy

Fairly mature nose, spicy oak and a hint of tobacco, light dried floral notes, animal traces, red and black berries, earthy notes. Ripe, juicy, slightly warm fruit on the palate, hint of tobacco, light nutty, spicy oak, herbaceous notes, fine sandy tannins, still very slightly astringent, good persistence and substance, hint of chocolate and bacon, slightly sweetish and creamy, hint of tonky beans, buttery traces, slightly astringent again on a good to very good spicy, sweetish, juicy finish. Has become slightly more firm in recent months.

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