Los Vascos, Dix

Los Vascos, DixNA

Pale saignée colour

Jonata's 630-case 2012 El Desafio de Jonata checks in as a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon

The color is medium ruby

This has an extra dimension of depth relative to the Morey 1ers but otherwise

The finer and almost delicate middle weight flavors possess even more minerality on the lingering

There are three white wines in the Torbreck portfolio

There is an opulent mouth feel to the pure and palate coating flavors that brim with an impressive reserve of dry extract before terminating in a long and salineinfused finish

Not sure it’s what I’m looking for from Brunello but it’s certainly interesting

rosemary oil and petrol scented nose

tight and linear with huge amounts of dry extract that renders the very firm acid spine almost invisible at present though the finish is clearly shaped by it

This is a towering effort from Angelo Gaja

all perfectly interwoven