2015 Il Sasso

Made with Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, the 2015 Carmignano Il Sasso Mauro Vannucci is a rich, plump and cherry-driven wine. The bouquet shows lots of dark fruit, and there are sweet oak-driven tones of cinnamon and allspice. This wine is soft and yielding on the finish, with good textural richness and succulence.

Piaggia's 2015 Carmignano Il Sasso is rich, ample and voluptuous in what is a very representative expression of the year. Black cherry, plum, lavender, spice, tobacco and dried herbs develop in the glass, but the 2015 is all about fruit intensity and texture. There is not much subtlety here, but wow, is the 2015 gorgeous.