AJ | Clear, limpid scarlet black-red. Sweet and warm, again the brambly warm autumn fruit of Monforte in evidence: very enticing and attractive, and a great success this year. Draws you in like a magnet. A super aromatic profile. Exuberant, extrovert and welcoming on the palate: a banquet of fruit, just asking the drinker to waltz in. It is not the most refined or tight-grained wine in our tasting, but for sheer drinkig pleasure I don't think many can challenge it. A Barolo to fill your glass to the brim with. (And yes, the tannins and extracts do keep up.)Drink Dates: 2024 - 2036. 93
BB | Garnet to tawny. Touch closed yet clean and complex, earthy, black fruits, tea and hazelnuts nose. Full body, layered black fruits, lively and clean. Very long, herbal, spicy finisDrink Dates: 2025 - 2035. 94
MP | Difficult to deny the attractions of this subtle, aromatic and complex red showing cool-climate notes of currant, cherry, plum, pomegranate and dried herbs. Even better in the mouth, this has layers of red and black fruit supported by fresh acidity and the silkiest of tannins. The finish is huge driven by the weight of fruit but equally by the structure. Difficult to imagine that 2019 could be encapsulated more succinctly than this.Drink Dates: 2030 - 2040. 99