Pieropan

Four years of aging in 90% tonneaux and 10% barriques, with an additional year in bottle before release. The oak is smart, serving to compress the sweet cherry fruit while lending an accent of savoriness. Finely wrought tannins that are still etched with wood but refined. This will find its place with patience. Cooler sourcing from the eastern zone of Ilasi, a limestone-dominant terroir that is increasingly becoming a great source for fresh reds. Drinkable now, but best from 2028.

Clear ruby, powerful and bright. Clear and intense nose, full of preserved plum and cherry confit, some wild raspberry in the background. Round and juicy in the attack and on the palate, lots of vivid fruit, ripe but never over-rich, fine, grippy tannins, considerable length.