2019 Donna Lisa Salice Salentino Riserva

The 2019 Salice Salentino Donna Lisa is dark and brooding. A crushed ashen stone and graphite wave gives way to dried black cherries and a dusting of cocoa. This engulfs the palate with its silky textures and ripe red and blue fruits, as clove and vanilla bean mingle throughout. The 2019 finishes with a vivid note of Baker’s chocolate that lingers impossibly long as sweet tannins frame the wine. The Donna Lisa, a blend of 90% Negroamaro and 10% Malvasia Nera, is unapologetically international in style. Balance is beautifully maintained throughout. Give this a couple of years in the cellar to integrate some of its wood.