Tabarrini Colle Grimaldesco, Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, Italy 2017 Case (6x750ml) South Australia the Merlot-dominated 2016 Château Valandraud

the Merlot-dominated 2016 Château Valandraud is a brilliant example of this cuvée that should match or exceed the incredible 2015 at maturity

Linear and firmly structured

but don't challenge your stomach too early because the acidity is pretty serious here: 9

“Lay” is a very old word meaning slate and "Kloster" is the German translation of Abbey

medium body and enveloping texture

Tabarrini Colle Grimaldesco, Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, Italy 2017 Case (6x750ml) South Australia the Merlot-dominated 2016 Château ValandraudTaking in the 2017 Montefalco Sagrantino Colle Grimaldesco is a heady experience, but one that keeps me coming back to the glass. The bouquet is spicy, with masses of crushed blackberries laced with sour citrus and a hint of dusty dried violets to contrast. It floods the palate with textures of pure velvet, yet the feel is medium bodied, as ripe red berries mingle with saline minerals to add balancing tension. Just when I think its going to clamp down