2009 Petrera Pasquale Fatalone Riserva

‘[2009] was an experiment for us. Against common sense, we left some of the bunches on the vine to botrytise.’ That part, around 20%, was fermented separately and later blended with the rest. Concentrated yet brooding and not as open as the 2010. Liquorice, plum and lead pencil, with a touch of leather, but adds rather than distracts. Intense and compact, ripe palate with a perfect dose of acidity and lots of powdery tannins. Very complete. (WS)