Castellare, Toscana IGT, I Sodi di S. Niccolo 2020 REGISTRATION women are the dominant factors

women are the dominant factors in the winemaking and production of these wines

heady style

with superb acids to frame the orange peel and honey flavors

and early bottlings

Tannins are still very much a factor here and probably one of the reasons the wine has aged so well

Castellare, Toscana IGT, I Sodi di S. Niccolo 2020 REGISTRATION women are the dominant factors97 CellarTracker A quietly defiant Tuscan classic built on Sangioveto and Malvasia Nera, the 2020 opens with black cherry, macerated plum, dried violet, and tobacco leaf layered over crushed limestone and a faint iron note. Subtle cedar and cocoa from oak are well integrated. The palate is structured yet poised dark cherry and blackberry edged by sour cherry brightness, with chalky, fine grained tannins and Sangioveses savory sapidity recalling tomato