Flaccianello della Pieve 2003

This was an extremely hot and dry year, which yielded wines with lots of alcohol, but also with rather green tannins. The Flaccianello is something of an exception to this rule and expresses itself with its habitual class. It has an intense garnet colour. Its bouquet is enveloping and ethereal, with a penetrating alcohol component and scents of cocoa, tamarind, leather and sour cherries in brandy. Its flavour is a bit angular thanks to the rather rough tannins, only partly mitigated by the softness of the glycerine. The finish is fairly long and warming.