Monte Bernardi, Sa'etta Vintage:2016 and yet it is still

and yet it is still incredibly youthful

The searing tannin and backward expression are reminiscent of a Serralunga Barolo

opulent style while still being pure

despite a year in which what von Schubert described as nature’s eventual “turbo-autumn” was preceded by severe hail and an unprecedented tornado that felled 200-year-old trees and a portion of the vineyard walls – to say nothing of the toll it took on vines

the wine is elegantly powerful

Monte Bernardi, Sa'etta Vintage:2016 and yet it is stillSa'etta comes from a single vineyard planted in the 60s on compact sandstone rich in quartz, known locally as pietraforte. Michael Schmelzer calls 2016 a classic and fresh year which yielded particularly small concentrated bunches. It is discreet on the nose opening slowing to offer precise aromas of clove, flint, winter mint and moist earth. Savoury rather than fruity, the palate is equally tight with a firm backbone of chiselled tannins and