Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Chianti

Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 ChiantiNo. 1 of 38 ranked 2013 Margaret River Cabernets* The color is medium red with both brick red and purple tints. The bouquet has sandalwood, briar, mint and leaf notes. The palate is elegantly weighted and sinewy, with a touch of leanness. The tannins are domineering and the finish chewy and grippy. This needs more time. Two days later the wine is transformed. The bouquet is very detailed and subtly complex, not super ripe but fragrant and lovely, with

True to form

compared to the 2013

The wine is very elegant and refined in its texture

A sample that included some L'Ermite

fern and amaro

finishing long and energetic

grilled herbs and dusty violets

the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape Les Trois Sources is a softer

racy tannins and excellent length

To retain the purity of the terroir

This is one of only a handful of wines made on the Tuscan Coast that has managed to interpret the vintage in such an excellent manner

with good acidity and pungent flavors