Cantine DEI Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Madonna della Querce

Excellent bottle here, but just not worth the money. This bottle is between 50-100% more expensive than the Riserva. I think the Riserva - while definitely different than this - is such a better value and actually a decent QPR in its own right. Also, I had this quite close in time to the 2017. The 2016 was - unsurprisingly - far superior. But to me, that just begs the question: Is the 2016 as good as it is simply …

Nice bottle of Vino Nobile. Sweet cherry, purple plum, mocha, espresso. 15% abv but the alcohol was well incorporated. Solid length.