2020 Contrada Guardiola
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Eric Guido, Vinous
Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
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Contrada Guardiola. Just mid ruby. A nose loaded with spice over a layer of cool red fruit spiked with stony hints. Open-knit and completely ready and accessible. Fresh, supple red fruit. Elegant rather than concentrated with soft, polished tannins. Ready now.
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The 2020 Contrada Guardiola (G) is a showstopper; surprisingly floral, with masses of rose and violet tones giving way to blackberries and a dusting of spice. This flows across the palate with ease, silky at first with a salty core and tart red berries that drench the senses; yet throughout, it remains perfumed and finessed. Spiced citrus and herbal tones linger through the long finale, along with a coating of fine tannins that promise a long and even development. Franky stated, this is one of the prettiest renditions of Guardiola fruit that I’ve ever experienced. (EG)
About the producer
Tenuta di Passopisciaro is the Etna estate owned by Andrea Franchetti, one of Italy’s pioneering winemakers who founded the Super Tuscan estate Tenuta di Trinoro, before becoming instrumental in Mount Etna’s wine renaissance with his Passopisciaro estate.