2021 Podere Il Carnasiciale Carnasciale
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The 2021 Carnasciale is laced with dark berries, mocha, new leather, licorice and rose petals. This is an especially aromatic, restrained vintage for the Carnasciale in which aromatics are quite prominent, while fruit lies more in the background, buried by the wine’s structure. This really demands aeration or, even better, a few years in bottle. It’s a very serious, deep second wine from the estate.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The Il Carnasciale 2021 Carnasciale is a 100% expression of a grape called Caberlot, and this is the only estate I am aware of that makes a commercial wine with it. You won't find much information on the Internet, but apparently, it was identified in 1975 in the Colli Euganei in northern Italy and was planted in the Emilia Romagna region. The name "Caberlot" is a so-called "fantasy" name, and DNA testing links it to Cabernet Franc (some say it's crossed with Merlot). The grape ripens late, in the last week of September, and at least 10 days after the Merlot for Petrolo's Galatrona (just down the hill) comes off the vines. The 2021 vintage was a very sunny year, and if anything, it lacked rain. You get dark primary tones of blackberry and plum, and the wine shows good support and structure at the back. With time, you get distinctive herbal or green notes, and the medium-weight mouthfeel is laced with powdery tannins. Production this year is 10,390 bottles.
Full bottle 1,414 g. Impenetrable deep ruby. Deep, suave red-fruit nose supported by a touch of oak. Elegant and a little vibrant on the palate. Light and yet concentrated, cool red fruit with polished, fine, long tannins. (WS)