Contrada Castelletta Vespro 2001

Back to wine ... but expect soon the recipe of my best ever dish with porcini. Anyway, I have bought this one few years back as a curiosity. Only three bottles. The first one I loved and, hence , I have gelously kept the other two. Disappointed by the previous wine (see here) I opened it again to taste after 3 years. Gosh! This wine is still young ... good I still have on bottle, but so bad I cannot find it again!!!

Contrada Castelletta Vespro 2001

Country: Italy
Grapes: Montepulciano (70%), Syrah (30%)
Winery: no link available
Price: 12-15 euros

Impressions: It is simply a bargain supertuscan. Its nose was rather austere at first but after decanting it developed nice red fruit, vanilla, dairy, chocolate and a mild pepper feeling. The mouth simply respected the nose but with more depth of flavor and a wonderful density. Even after a few days I could still feel it thick and pulpy, but definitively not a fruit bomb. The after taste was fine, not spectacular though. An intense but still refined wine ... an excellent supertuscan style wine, but not from Tuscany and at a decent price.

Verdict: An amazing wine. A supertuscan at a bargain price. A wine which I believe can age extremely well! If you see it, you need to try it!

Would I buy it? If I could only find it again !!!

Rating: 87