Villa Cerna, Primocolle Chianti Classico 2022 Arroyo Grande Valley

Villa Cerna, Primocolle Chianti Classico 2022 Arroyo Grande ValleySuper complex nose of nutmeg, rose hips, fresh raspberries. The palate full of thyme, button mushrooms and dried flowers and warm liquorice, Deliciously salty and juicy with fine grained tannins, a medium body and tasty, spicy finish.

A full and textural mouthfeel

of great complexity and great purity

a great bottle

A palate with a lovely chalkiness balanced and wonderfully refined

blackberries and plums

a literal rather than metaphorical title we think

Biodynamically family-farmed Gamay & Poulsard are grown on steep limestone and marly slopes

but the wine inside is as ever

From vineyards on the banks of the River Garonne

Still quite closed

with toffee and vanilla notes and a velvety touch

This complex