2019 Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Blauburgunder, Alto Adige, Italy

Tart, slightly dried-vegetable to tobacco aroma of red and black berries with a hint of cherries, smoky nuances and a hint of mushrooms and bacon. Clear, polished, tart-juicy fruit, slightly nutty and dried-vegetable to tobacco aromas, a hint of soot in the background, mushroomy nuances, fine tannin and delicate bite, good persistence, hints of bitter chocolate in the background, mineral hints, still young, some depth, very good, quite firm, tart finish with juice and spice.

Best to drink: 2023-2027+. What our ratings mean