Castellare, Toscana IGT, I Sodi di S. Niccolo 2020 Burgundy White intensity and freshness

intensity and freshness

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Castellare, Toscana IGT, I Sodi di S. Niccolo 2020 Burgundy White intensity and freshness97 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