Antonio Vallana e Figlio Vespolina

11% alcohol. Pale and quite translucent brownish red color with a wide, colorless rim. Aromatic, but also rather weird nose with odd aromas of herbal Fernet Branca character with cacao nibs, some cloudberry tones, a little bit of marmaladey raspberry and a hint of tertiary mushroomy character. The wine is medium-bodied, acid-driven and quite aged with rather straightforward flavors of tart lingonberries, some acetic VA, a little bit of sour cherry bitterness and a tertiary hint of beef jerky. The …