TENTUTA DI NOZZOLE ‘IL PARETO’ TOSCANA IGT 2018

Tasting Notes: The 2018 was characterised by a regular winter with rainfall and temperatures in the seasonal average. Spring started with frequent rains, while the summer months of June and July were dry and quite warm. In August there was some rain while the weather returned dry in the harvest months of September and October. The grapes arrived in the cellar in perfect condition and with excellent polyphenolic ripeness. Reviews:

95PTS, James Suckling

Full-bodied, but very in-check, with tannins that blend in and so much linear fruit and clarity. Currants and bitter chocolate with some cedar. Just a baby. Pure cab. Give this four or five years in the bottle, but already impressive to taste. Try after 2024.

RP93, Robert Parker

Made with Cabernet Sauvignon that sees 24 months in barrique, the Tenuta di Nozzole 2018 Il Pareto is a wine of depth and largesse. It awards thickly extracted fruit flavors of black plum with earth, tobacco and cured leather. Fruit comes from a nine-hectare vineyard site. This is a full-bodied red to pair with hearty Tuscan meat dishes and a side of delicious white beans. Some 9,000 heavy glass bottles were made.