Castellare, Toscana IGT, I Sodi di S. Niccolo 2020 REGISTRATION WineSpectator

WineSpectator

Lovely balance

heady style

women are the dominant factors in the winemaking and production of these wines

This is made from a small site entirely dry-farmed within the Sebastopol Hills

Castellare, Toscana IGT, I Sodi di S. Niccolo 2020 REGISTRATION WineSpectator97 CellarTracker A quietly defiant Tuscan classic built on Sangioveto and Malvasia Nera, the 2020 opens with black cherry, macerated plum, dried violet, and tobacco leaf layered over crushed limestone and a faint iron note. Subtle cedar and cocoa from oak are well integrated. The palate is structured yet poised dark cherry and blackberry edged by sour cherry brightness, with chalky, fine grained tannins and Sangioveses savory sapidity recalling tomato