Monilia Colli Tortonesi Derthona

A bottle taken home form the cellar door. A beautiful nose. Stony, pear, mineral, oyster shell, citrus and asian pear fruit. It's intense, chiseled, and structured yet its focus and balance make it only seem mid plus bodied. It's toothsome with a ton of dry extract, yet with terrific focus and detail. Some hazelnut almond bitterness that adds to the whole. This has jewel like clarity. A beautifully balanced serious wine with terrific cut. Power and grace. Finishes simultaneously long …

With Isabella Rocks, oyster shell and citrus fruit on the nose. A stony, deep palate with plenty of dry extract with terrific clarity. Chiseled with terrific balance of soil acid fruit. Savory and briny. Terrific timorasso. Very long yet clean. Purchased fruit. Owned fruit online for ’22 vintage