2015 Pera Manca

Wow – such a powerful nose with incredible concentration of dark fruit and almost impenetrable minerality. The palate similarly has tremendous impact – with a core of black cherry, cassis and bramble fruit, coated in liquorice and set among as yet very firm but fine-grained, spicy/peppery tannins. It is so young still, of course, and will need several years to come around, but the potential is undeniable. Neither the 2016 or 2017 vintages were made of the red, so it will be a while before we see another release of this rare cult wine.