Le Cinciole, Petresco, Toscana

First review, but I have been drinking Italian wine as a focus for some time. This is a beauty. It's a bit young & ideally we would have have waited a few years to open. We popped two for a group & the tasting notes are as follow: Castelvetrano olive & cherry drive the nose with the first pour. With a little time, it moves into stewed red fruit and the acidity settles in. With the second glass it becomes …

Reddish purple color. Wide open flavor profile - great purity of fruit with sweet round tannins and just a touch of oak. This is a well made, enjoyable wine. Nice to see a "best selection" Sangiovese that is not overblown. I'm impressed.

Tuscany (Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street) : Dark hued fruits, a little cherry and berry, savoury underpin, spice. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, dark hued fruits, cherry, meaty, a little over extracted, chalky drying tannins, alcohol warmth. Woof.

The 2017 Petresco is all potential. Tight and tannic, it only begins to reveal its bright red, elegant fruit after 3+ hours in the decanter. Try again in 5-10 years, drink through 2040+.

Needs a little time to come together.

'16 & '17 petresco over 2 nights. '16 was juicy and fruity, sweet and ripe. '17 was restrained, muted, and darker. both good, but i'd give the edge to '16 right now. however, i wouldn't be surprised if the '17 showed better after a few years.

a little young, firm acidity, excellent when decanted 3 hrs ahead of a tomato based sauce, really great aromatics after waiting also. Best after 2024.

Early. Good but need time. Didn’t show as well as the 16.

A richness and power that reflects the Riserva status. Tight. Needs time.