Nemorino 2019

Who doesn’t love a good SuperTuscan? I’ll confess that this one was new to me so I was very keen to see how it stood up, especially as it offers good value in the category. An organic wine, this is a blend dominated by Syrah (apparently around 60%) with some Merlot and Sangiovese and even a dollop of Alicante, we are told. The wine is aged for six to eight months in a range of oak casks, medium toast, of 300 to 500 litres in size. Blood red in colour, the nose has an appealing rusticity with dry herbs and cherries prominent before good length, bright acidity and fine tannins on a soft finish with hints of leather and brambles. There is some complexity here but also room for further improvement over the next six to eight years.