Villa Bucci Tenuta Pongelli DOC Rosso Piceno 2020
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- $58
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50% Montepulciano, 50% Sangiovese. A compelling melding of black pepper spice, iodine, black cherry, black currant, a dusty old oak nuance, and salted meat. Some umami appeal and a waft of liquorice root to follow. There’s buoyancy and glide to a cool medium bodied palate showing crushed herbs, pomegranate, red cherry. This is very good. Lithe, mineral, detailed with poise through a long palate with just enough juiciness and fine boned structure throughout.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
